Ruptured, Intracranial Dermoid Cyst - A Visual Diagnosis?
Dermoid cysts are a very rare entity of intracranial tumours. The traumatic or non-traumatic rupture of the cyst wall is a serious complication that can be treated surgically or conservatively depending on the clinical symptoms. However, more common entities have to be considered as a differential...
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| description | Dermoid cysts are a very rare entity of intracranial tumours. The traumatic or non-traumatic rupture of the cyst wall is a serious
complication that can be treated surgically or conservatively depending on the clinical symptoms. However, more common entities have
to be considered as a differential diagnosis.
We report on a female patient who was admitted with complaints of significant, prolonged headache and diffuse pain. Analysis of her
blood and cerebrospinal fluid indicated no clear pathology. A CT examination of the head revealed a ruptured dermoid cyst adjacent
to the left sphenoidal bone. An additional MRI was conducted to confirm the CT findings and rule out an intracranial ischemia or
vasospasms. A conservative therapy was scheduled and the patient recovered well.
Using current imaging techniques, especially magnetic resonance imaging, it is possible to identify a ruptured dermoid cyst by its
pathognomonic signal behavior and rule out potentially life threatening complications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fed2d40cd8d14be4983365dc33584fcc2022-12-22T00:16:55ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2016-04-01104TD08TD0910.7860/JCDR/2016/18017.7702Ruptured, Intracranial Dermoid Cyst - A Visual Diagnosis?Dominik Heger0Fabian Scheer1Reimer Andresen2Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology/Neuroradiology, Westküstenklinikum Heide, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Universities of Kiel, Lübeck and Hamburg, Germany.Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology/Neuroradiology, Westküstenklinikum Heide, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Universities of Kiel, Lübeck and Hamburg, Germany.Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology/Neuroradiology, Westküstenklinikum Heide, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Universities of Kiel, Lübeck and Hamburg, Germany.Dermoid cysts are a very rare entity of intracranial tumours. The traumatic or non-traumatic rupture of the cyst wall is a serious complication that can be treated surgically or conservatively depending on the clinical symptoms. However, more common entities have to be considered as a differential diagnosis. We report on a female patient who was admitted with complaints of significant, prolonged headache and diffuse pain. Analysis of her blood and cerebrospinal fluid indicated no clear pathology. A CT examination of the head revealed a ruptured dermoid cyst adjacent to the left sphenoidal bone. An additional MRI was conducted to confirm the CT findings and rule out an intracranial ischemia or vasospasms. A conservative therapy was scheduled and the patient recovered well. Using current imaging techniques, especially magnetic resonance imaging, it is possible to identify a ruptured dermoid cyst by its pathognomonic signal behavior and rule out potentially life threatening complications.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7702/18017_CE[Ra1]_F(GH)_PF1(Vi_Om)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PRO).pdfcontrast enhancedctfat dropletsmri |
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| title | Ruptured, Intracranial Dermoid Cyst - A Visual Diagnosis? |
| title_full | Ruptured, Intracranial Dermoid Cyst - A Visual Diagnosis? |
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| title_short | Ruptured, Intracranial Dermoid Cyst - A Visual Diagnosis? |
| title_sort | ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst a visual diagnosis |
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