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Central Nervous System Dermoid Cyst

MedGen UID:
232038
•Concept ID:
C1332878
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: CNS Dermoid Cyst; Dermoid Cyst of Central Nervous System; Dermoid Cyst of CNS; Dermoid Cyst of the Central Nervous System; Dermoid Cyst of the CNS

Definition

A dermoid cyst arising in the central nervous system. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCentral Nervous System Dermoid Cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Rare and challenging extra-axial brain lesions: CT and MRI findings with clinico-radiological differential diagnosis and pathological correlation.
Demir MK, Yapıcıer O, Onat E, Toktaş ZO, Akakın A, Urgun K, Kılıç T
Diagn Interv Radiol 2014 Sep-Oct;20(5):448-52. doi: 10.5152/dir.2014.14031. PMID: 25010368Free PMC Article
Carcinoma of the thyroid with leptomeningeal dissemination following the treatment of a toxic goitre with 131-I and methyl thiouracil. Case with a co-existing intracranial dermoid.
Barnard RO, Parsons M
J Neurol Sci 1969 Mar-Apr;8(2):299-306. doi: 10.1016/0022-510x(69)90114-2. PMID: 5805759

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Diagnosis

Ruptured Central Nervous System Dermoid Cyst of Suprasellar Region Manifesting as Unusual Epileptic Seizure.
Borni M, Abdelhedi A, Kammoun B, Kolsi F, Boudawara MZ
World Neurosurg 2019 Feb;122:150-154. Epub 2018 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.10.153. PMID: 30395941

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