Open Access5 years experience in epidermoid and dermoid cysts: case presentation and literature review
Author(s) -
G. Popescu,
A. Giovani,
Narcisa Bucur,
Angela Neacşu,
Ana Maria Gheorghiu,
M. Scabini,
R.M. Gorgan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
romanian neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2344-4959
pISSN - 1220-8841
DOI - 10.1515/romneu-2016-0029
Subject(s) - medicine , aseptic meningitis , dermoid cyst , epidermoid cyst , surgery , presentation (obstetrics) , cerebellopontine angle , dissection (medical) , meningitis , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging
Intracranial epidermoid and dermoid cysts are the result of an embryogenesis dysfunction leading to an abnormal migration of ectodermal cells characterised by a slow and benign rate of growth which is associated with minimal neurological symptoms in large or giant tumors