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Published on: July 5, 2021
Traumatic rupture of an intracranial dermoid cyst
In-Young Kim1, Shin Jung, Tae-Young Jung
1Brain Tumor Clinic and Gamma Knife Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 60 Ilsimri, Hwasun-eup, Hwasun-gun, Chonnam, Korea.
Abstract:
This paper reports the first case in which an intracranial dermoid cyst that underwent traumatic rupture was treated surgically and discusses the importance of the preoperative radiological identification and management of the rupture. For adequate management of a ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst, in addition to early surgery, we emphasize the importance of expeditious identification of the rupture with MRI, including an additional fat-suppression sequence, and prompt management of the accompanying chemical meningitis with intravenous steroid therapy beginning from the pre-operative period.
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