title: Intraoperative supratentorial epidural haematoma during removal of a huge posterior fossa dermoid cyst.
abstract: Epidural haematomas may occur following cranial operations, and most of them are located near the craniotomy or burr-hole areas. There are very few cases of supratentorial epidural haematoma following the resection of giant tumours located in the posterior fossa. In this case report, we present a patient who developed an acute left temporoparietal epidural haematoma in the perioperative period during the excision of a huge dermoid cyst in the posterior fossa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University Medical Faculty, Mersin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Avci
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dagtekin
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Baysal
authors.forename: Hamza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karabag
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D020546:Fourth Ventricle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015192:Infratentorial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome