title: Surgical strategy for intracranial dermoid and epidermoid tumors: An experience with 33 Patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this paper is to report on our surgical strategy and technique and to identify the best management for intracranial dermoids and epidermoids tumors (IDETs).
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively reviewed 33 consecutive patients (14 males and 19 females; mean age at surgery, 37.9 years) with pathologically confirmed IDETs who underwent surgical resection, with mean follow-up of 7.2 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Gross total tumor removal was achieved in 24 cases (72.7%) with zero surgical mortality and a recurrence rate of 9%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The surgical strategies used in this group of patients enabled total removal of most tumors without surgical mortality and with low morbidity and recurrence rates, proving to be safe and effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado and National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jose Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado and National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antônio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aversa
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado and National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Celestino
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado and National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jânio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado and National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariangela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado and National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Hélio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lopes
keywords: Dermoids; epidermoids; intracranial tumors; microsurgery; surgical treatment