Intracranial epidermoid cyst with hemorrhage: MR imaging findings.
We present a case of a 28-year-old woman with a cerebellopontine angle and prepontine cistern epidermoid cyst with unusual signal intensity. She presented with cranial nerve neuropathy and unsteady gait. MR imaging showed a tumor mass with central area of hemorrhage and a focal area of heterogeneous signal intensity with spotty enhancement, which correlated histologically to old blood in a cystic lumen and granulation of a cystic wall, with a large area of hemorrhage and mild vascularity.
School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Chan
D000328:Adult; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging