Epidermoid cysts of the fourth ventricle.
Surg Neurol
; 29(3): 178-82, 1988 Mar.
Article
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| ID: mdl-3344462
ABSTRACT
Epidermoid tumors located in the fourth ventricle are exceedingly rare. Seven cases of this pathological condition were observed during a 10-year period. Patients were mostly middle-aged men, with a clinical history of relatively short duration (5 months). Clinical symptoms consisted of vertigo and ataxia, followed by incoordination, dysmetria, and tremor at a later stage. Computed tomography scanning represented the main diagnostic technique for these lesions, and typically showed a highly hypodense, round-shaped area within the fourth ventricle, occasionally accompanied by hydrocephaly. Subtotal surgical removal of the cysts produced excellent results in 86% of the cases. The implications of these findings are discussed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias do Ventrículo Cerebral
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Cisto Epidérmico
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Surg Neurol
Ano de publicação:
1988
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália