Epidermoid Cyst Located in the Fourth Ventricle: Case Report and Review

Autor: Arquimedes Cavalcante Cardoso, Luiz Eurípedes Almondes Santana Lemos, Marcos Alcino Soares Siqueira Marques Júnior
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Brazilian Neurosurgery, Vol 35, Iss 02, Pp 174-178 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0103-5355
2359-5922
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1582446
Popis: Abstract Epidermoid cyst is a congenital benign lesion, rarely seen in the topography of the fourth ventricle. The authors report a case of a 48-year-old patient with headache and cerebellar ataxia due to an epidermoid cyst in the fourth ventricle. We performed a surgical resection with histopathological confirmation of the lesion.
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