A Ruptured Dermoid Cyst of the Cavernous Sinus Extending into the Posterior Fossa.
10.3340/jkns.2015.57.5.364
- Author:
Seung Chull PAIK
1
;
Choong Hyun KIM
;
Jin Hwan CHEONG
;
Jae Min KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang Uinversity Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea. kch5142@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cavernous sinus;
Dermoid cyst;
Posterior fossa;
Rupture;
Surgery
- MeSH:
Adult;
Brain;
Cavernous Sinus*;
Dermoid Cyst*;
Female;
Headache;
Humans;
Rupture;
Tinnitus
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2015;57(5):364-366
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Supratentorial dermoid cysts are uncommon to develop in the cavernous sinus. We present a ruptured dermoid cyst of the cavernous sinus extending into the posterior fossa. The patient was a 32-year-old female who complained occipital headache, blurred vision, and tinnitus over 4 years. Brain magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed an enhanced tumor in the right cavernous sinus extending into the right temporal base and the posterior fossa with findings of ruptured cyst. Surgical resection was performed, and pathological findings were confirmed to be a dermoid cyst. We report a second case with ruptured dermoid cyst of the cavernous sinus extending into the posterior fossa.
