title: Epidermoid cyst with unusual magnetic resonance characteristics and spinal extension.
abstract: Intracranial epidermoid cysts are generally located in the cerebellopontine and parasellar areas and appear hypo-dense on computed tomography and hypo-intense on T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. We report a case of an unusual epidermoid cyst of the cerebellopontine angle extending into the upper cervical canal that appeared hyper-dense on computed tomography scanning, hyper-intense on T1-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) images, and hypo-intense on T2-weighted MR images.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Bundang CHA Medical Center, CHA University College of Medicine, Yatap-dong 59, Seongnam, 463-712, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jaejoon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Bundang CHA Medical Center, CHA University College of Medicine, Yatap-dong 59, Seongnam, 463-712, South Korea. sandori50@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kyunggi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology*; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed