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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 215-217 |
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Giant intradiploic infratentorial epidermoid cyst
Phani Kumar Mokkapaty1, Manisha Mohapatra2
1 Department of Neurosurgery, GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
2 Department of Pathology, GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Phani Kumar Mokkapaty
80-26-10, Heritage Residency, A-3, A. V. Apparao Road, Rajahmundry - 533 103, Andhra Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2277-8632.117199
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Epidermoid cysts are benign, uncommon lesions accounting for less than 1% of all intracranial tumors. Their location is intradiploic in 25% of cases, and rarely subtentorial. We report here a rare case of giant subtentorial intradiploic epidermoid cyst in a thirty year old patient who presented with subcutaneous retromastoid swelling. Computerized Tomography (CT) scan and Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging revealed a giant osteolytic extradural lesion of the posterior fossa. Retrosigmoid suboccpital craniectomy and total removal of the tumor was done. Histopathological examination confirmed an epidermoid cyst. The outcome was good. |
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