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1Dr Shameem Ahmed, Chief Consultant Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Apollo Hospitals (Unit: International Hospital), Guwahati, India.
Abstract:
Dermoid cysts (DC) are benign cutaneous developmental anomalies comprising of hair follicles, sweat glands and sebaceous glands, and lined by stratified squamous epithelium. They are most commonly found on the face, lower back, and ovaries. We present a case of DC with intracranial extension in a 9 year old boy who presented with headache and a fluctuant scalp swelling. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a midline scalp mass with intracranial extension. The lesion was excised with superior sagittal sinus preservation; and confirmed as DC by histopathological examination. The boy made good recovery.
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