title: Brainstem epidermoid cyst in a child. Case report.
abstract: A 10-year-old girl presented with a brainstem epidermoid cyst manifesting as dysphagia and post-prandial vomiting. Magnetic resonance imaging disclosed a cystic mass in the brainstem with associated hydrocephalus. She was treated under a presumptive diagnosis of abscess until the definitive histological diagnosis was established at the fourth admission. In spite of four interventions, she remained in good condition with minimal cranial nerve pareses. Subtotal removal of the epidermoid cyst in the brainstem results in recurrence within a relatively short period, especially in children. Total resection of the tumor is the optimum treatment. The differential diagnosis includes abscess, cystic glioma, and neurenteric cyst.
authors: Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hôpital des Enfants, Marseille, France.
authors: Mayu
authors: M
authors: Takahashi
authors: Armando
authors: A
authors: Paz Paredes
authors: Didier
authors: D
authors: Scavarda
authors: Gabriel
authors: G
authors: Lena
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D001933:Brain Stem; D002648:Child; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans