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Dermoid Lesions of the Central Nervous System in Childhood
Author(s) -
Lekias John,
Stokes Bryant
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1970.tb05367.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermoid cyst , central nervous system , cyst , meningitis , anatomy , nervous system , surgery , psychiatry
Four cases of dermoid cyst of the central nervous system are presented. The literature is reviewed together with the pathology, and the important point is brought forward that a lump in the midline axis posteriorly may represent a dermoid cyst with an intraspinal or intracranial extension. The risk of infection in an untreated cyst leading to scrious and fatal meningitis is stressed.