Intracranial Epidermoid Cyst: A Rare Case Series of 3 Patients

K S Sannidhi; S N Madhusudan; A M Amrutha

doi:10.51131/IJPCCR/v2i4.5

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International Journal of Preclinical and Clinical Research

DOI: 10.51131/IJPCCR/v2i4.5

Year: 2021, Volume: 2, Issue: 4, Pages: 99-102

Case Report

Intracranial Epidermoid Cyst: A Rare Case Series of 3 Patients

K S Sannidhi ¹, S N Madhusudan ², A M Amrutha ^{✉ 3}

1 Senior Resident, Department of Radio diagnosis, Basaveshwara Medical College and hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India

2 Senior Resident, Department of Dermatology and Veneral Diseases, Basaveshwara Medical College and hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India

3 Assistant Professor. Department of Community Medicine, Basaveshwara Medical College and hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India

✉ Corresponding author: [email protected]

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Abstract

Of the intracranial epidermoids, temporal pole, interhemispheric region and prepontine, premedullary and inter-peduncular cisterns epidermoid are rare and only few cases have been reported. This is a case series study of 3 patients with temporal pole, interhemispheric region and in prepontine, premedullary and inter-peduncular cisterns epidermoids surgically treated in our institution. The age at the time of presentation varied between 40 and 65 years and 2 were males and one female. The presenting feature was headache, giddiness and visual disturbances. On computerized tomography scan the lesions showed dense calcification. On magnetic resonance imaging, the lesions were located in the temporal pole, interhemispheric region and in prepontine, premedullary and inter-peduncular cisterns with heterogenous signal intensities. All 3 patients underwent surgical resection.

Keywords: Temporal pole epidermoid cyst, Interhemispheric epidermoid cyst, Prepontine epidermoid cyst, Intracranial Epidermoid Cyst

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