Open AccessAsymptomatic traumatic rupture of an intracranial dermoid cyst: A case report
Author(s) -
Meihua Zhang,
Qi Feng,
Han-Lin Zhu,
Hongyan Lü,
Zhongxiang Ding,
Bin Feng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i16.4046
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , dermoid cyst , surgery , radiology
Previous studies reported that most of the intracranial dermoid cyst ruptures were spontaneous, and only a few were traumatic, with asymptomatic much rarer than the symptomatic ruptures. Hence, how to deal with the asymptomatic traumatic rupture of intracranial dermoid cyst remains a challenge in the clinic.