LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Epidermoid Cyst of the IV Ventricle: Case Report

Ribeiro, Washington Clésio da Silva; Camelo, Ricardo Macedo; Silva, Josias Inácio da; Malta, Moana Vergetti; Camelo, Rafael Costa; Alves Filho, Arnon Castro; Pontes, Felipe Gomes de Barros; Porfírio, Adans Soares; Oliveira, Daniel Fonseca; Ribeiro, Bruno Clécio da Silva; Ferreira, Alessandro Henrique Rodrigues.

Arq. bras. neurocir; 39 (1), 2020

Epidermoid cysts constitute congenital, benign and rare lesions, corresponding to 0.2% to 1.8% of all intracranial tumors. Only 5% of the cases are located in the fourth ventricle. Despite their genesis in intrauterine life, they are usually diagnosed between the third and fifth decades of life due to t...

Quiste Epidérmico/diagnóstico por imagen, Quiste Epidérmico/fisiopatología, Quiste Epidérmico/cirugía, Cuarto Ventrículo/lesiones, Hidrocefalia/diagnóstico por imagen, Craniectomía Descompresiva/métodos, Resultado del Tratamiento

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Physiopathological Aspects of Sellar Epidermoid Cyst Determining Endocrine Disturbances: A Case Report

Epidermoid cysts (ECs) of the central nervous system (CNS) constitute benign circumscribed lesions that aremore common in lateral than in midline sites. Epidermoid cysts of the CNS arise more frequently in the cerebellopontine angle, around the pons, near the sella, within the temporal lobe, in the diplo...