A rare case of a pediatric white epidermoid cyst.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2020
Identifier
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-020-04507-8
Abstract
White epidermoid cysts are a rare entity that present with atypical signal characteristics on MRI in comparison to typical epidermoid cysts. This can mislead a practitioner when trying to formulate a differential diagnosis based on imaging. We present the case of 15-year-old girl who presented with a pontine-medullar junction mass. This mass did not follow typical signal characteristics for known lesions. The mass was ultimately found to be an epidermoid cyst based on pathology findings. This lesion has rarely been reported in pediatric patients (J Pediatr Neurosci 9(1):52-54, 2014; Singap Med J 53(8):179-181, 2012). Here we present a rare case of an intracranial white epidermoid in a pediatric patient (Neurol India 62(5):577-579, 2014; Singap Med J 53(8):179-181, 2012; Am J Neuroradiol 19:1111-1112, 1998).
Journal Title
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Volume
36
Issue
8
First Page
1795
Last Page
1798
Keywords
Contrast enhancing; Epidermoid cyst; Pontomedullary; White epidermoid
Recommended Citation
Lundy P, Grabb P. A rare case of a pediatric white epidermoid cyst. Childs Nerv Syst. 2020;36(8):1795-1798. doi:10.1007/s00381-020-04507-8
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