TY - JOUR
T1 - A huge brain cyst in left temporal fossa
AU - Khilji, Muhammad Faisal
AU - Al-Reesi, Abdullah
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - A 27-year-old male with left temporal protrusion from childhood presented with complaints of headache, nausea and vomiting. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed fluid collection measuring 6.00 cm × 7.00 cm × 8.00 cm in left temporal fossa. The diagnosis of epidermoid cyst of brain was made and surgical resection of the tumor was done. Epidermoid cysts of brain grow slowly and are composed of epidermoid cells debris rich in cholesterol. The prophylactic removal of these tumors with goal of preventing recurrence is recommended.
AB - A 27-year-old male with left temporal protrusion from childhood presented with complaints of headache, nausea and vomiting. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed fluid collection measuring 6.00 cm × 7.00 cm × 8.00 cm in left temporal fossa. The diagnosis of epidermoid cyst of brain was made and surgical resection of the tumor was done. Epidermoid cysts of brain grow slowly and are composed of epidermoid cells debris rich in cholesterol. The prophylactic removal of these tumors with goal of preventing recurrence is recommended.
KW - Case reports
KW - Central nervous system cysts
KW - Epidermal cyst
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging
KW - Tomography, X-ray computed
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U2 - 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2013.10.020
DO - 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2013.10.020
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84889037439
SN - 1672-6731
VL - 13
SP - 909
EP - 911
JO - Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery
JF - Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery
IS - 10
ER -