Dermoid of the posterior fossa in Chiari II malformation: The first reported case | Zendy

R. Umeh | Zendy; RShane Tubbs | Zendy; Ketan Verma | Zendy; SarahN Mirahsani | Zendy; MartinM Mortazavi | Zendy; Brandon G. Rocque | Zendy; JeffreyB Blount | Zendy

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Dermoid of the posterior fossa in Chiari II malformation: The first reported case

Author(s) -

R. Umeh,

RShane Tubbs,

Ketan Verma,

SarahN Mirahsani,

MartinM Mortazavi,

Brandon G. Rocque,

JeffreyB Blount

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of pediatric neurosciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247

H-Index - 18

eISSN - 1998-3948

pISSN - 1817-1745

DOI - 10.4103/jpn.jpn_114_16

Subject(s) - medicine , dermoid cyst , posterior fossa , decompression , chiari i malformation , chiari malformation , surgery , radiology , syringomyelia , magnetic resonance imaging

Dermoid cysts are rare lesions, particularly in children. Chiari II malformations are seen in patients with myelomeningocele. Here, we present a child with Chiari II malformation who, during a Chiari II decompression, was found to have a dermoid cyst. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such case ever reported.

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