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Bilateral papilledema from a massive intracranial epidermoid cyst
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|September 27, 2000
Abstract
Purpose:
To report an unusual case of bilateral papilledema from a large intracranial epidermoid cyst.
Methods:
Case report.
Results:
A 26-year-old man presented with visual loss, bilateral papilledema, and only a few neurological symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging disclosed such a large lesion that his right cerebral hemisphere was compressed to one half its normal size. Histopathologic examination of the completely removed tumor revealed an epidermoid cyst.
Conclusion:
This unique case involved a patient with bilateral papilledema caused by a huge intracranial epidermoid cyst. Epidermoid tumors should be considered in the differential diagnosis of papilledema.