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Ruptured Intracranial Dermoid Tumor Secondary to Closed Head Trauma
Author(s) -
Phillips W. Eugene,
Martinez Carlos R.,
Cahill David W.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon199443169
Subject(s) - medicine , dermoid cyst , head trauma , surgery , intracranial tumor , radiology
A patient with an intracranial dermoid tumor that ruptured secondary to closed head trauma is described. Intracranial dermoid tumors (cysts) have been reported to rupture spontaneously during or following surgery. To the authors' knowledge, rupture of a dermoid cyst following closed head trauma has not been reported.