Oxford Medical Case Reports, 2017;9, 157–158 doi: 10.1093/omcr/omx048 Clinical Image
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Brainstem dermoid cyst rupture with hydrocephalus in a child Elias Antoniades1, Marios Themistocleous2,*, Evangelos Drosos3, Dimitrios Giakoumettis3, Kyriakos Paraskeva4, Panagiotis-Athanasios Georgis4 and George Sfakianos2 1
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Thessaloniki Medical School, ‘AHEPA’ University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital ‘Agia Sofia’, Athens, Greece, 3 Department of Neurosurgery, University of Athens Medical School, ‘Evangelismos’ General Hospital, Athens, Greece, and 4Neurosurgical Clinic, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus *Correspondence address. Children’s Hospital ‘Agia Sofia’ Department of Neurosurgery, Thivon Street and Papadiamantopoulou Street, 11527 Athens, Greece. E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract Intracranial dermoid cysts are ectodermal lesions of embryological origin. They are of slow progression and symptoms associated with unruptured cysts are most commonly due to mass effect. However, a potential rupture in the ventricular system is rare and can cause meningitis, seizures and hydrocephalus. Hereby, we report a case of a 12-year-old boy presenting with obstructive hydrocephalus due to brainstem dermoid cyst rupture.
Intracranial dermoid cysts are uncommon dysontogenetic lesions. They present
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Brainstem dermoid cyst rupture with hydrocephalus in a child Elias Antoniades1, Marios Themistocleous2,*, Evangelos Drosos3, Dimitrios Giakoumettis3, Kyriakos Paraskeva4, Panagiotis-Athanasios Georgis4 and George Sfakianos2 1
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Thessaloniki Medical School, ‘AHEPA’ University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital ‘Agia Sofia’, Athens, Greece, 3 Department of Neurosurgery, University of Athens Medical School, ‘Evangelismos’ General Hospital, Athens, Greece, and 4Neurosurgical Clinic, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus *Correspondence address. Children’s Hospital ‘Agia Sofia’ Department of Neurosurgery, Thivon Street and Papadiamantopoulou Street, 11527 Athens, Greece. E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract Intracranial dermoid cysts are ectodermal lesions of embryological origin. They are of slow progression and symptoms associated with unruptured cysts are most commonly due to mass effect. However, a potential rupture in the ventricular system is rare and can cause meningitis, seizures and hydrocephalus. Hereby, we report a case of a 12-year-old boy presenting with obstructive hydrocephalus due to brainstem dermoid cyst rupture.
Intracranial dermoid cysts are uncommon dysontogenetic lesions. They present
