Atypical case of ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst

An adult female with underlying Major Depressive Disorder presented with recurrent depressive episodes and altered behaviour. Plain CT and MRI showed right middle cranial fossa lesion with a typical CT and MRI features of ruptured dermoid cyst.Intracranial dermoid cysts are uncommon lesions with cha...

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Main Authors: M, Nadiah, B, Norafida, AR, Ruwaida, MN, Mohamad Syafeeq Faeez, AR, Ezamin
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Health and Translational Medicine (JUMMEC) 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116517/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116517/1/116517.pdf
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author M, Nadiah
B, Norafida
AR, Ruwaida
MN, Mohamad Syafeeq Faeez
AR, Ezamin
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B, Norafida
AR, Ruwaida
MN, Mohamad Syafeeq Faeez
AR, Ezamin
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description An adult female with underlying Major Depressive Disorder presented with recurrent depressive episodes and altered behaviour. Plain CT and MRI showed right middle cranial fossa lesion with a typical CT and MRI features of ruptured dermoid cyst.Intracranial dermoid cysts are uncommon lesions with characteristic imaging appearances. They are rare, benign, congenital, slow-growing cystic lesions. On imaging, they are usually well-defined lobulated, midline masses that have fat density on CT and high signal intensity on T1-with variable signal onT2-weighted MR images, unlike intracranial lipomas, which follow fat density on all sequences. Rupture of intracranial dermoid cysts is a relatively uncommon phenomenon and characteristically associated with fat density material in the subarachnoid spaces, such as intraventricular fat-fluid levels or fat globules in the sulci. It can cause serious complications such as chemical meningitis, vasospasm, and cerebral infarction. MRI is a modality of choice to assess the extension of complications.
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spelling upm-1165172025-05-30T00:55:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116517/ Atypical case of ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst M, Nadiah B, Norafida AR, Ruwaida MN, Mohamad Syafeeq Faeez AR, Ezamin An adult female with underlying Major Depressive Disorder presented with recurrent depressive episodes and altered behaviour. Plain CT and MRI showed right middle cranial fossa lesion with a typical CT and MRI features of ruptured dermoid cyst.Intracranial dermoid cysts are uncommon lesions with characteristic imaging appearances. They are rare, benign, congenital, slow-growing cystic lesions. On imaging, they are usually well-defined lobulated, midline masses that have fat density on CT and high signal intensity on T1-with variable signal onT2-weighted MR images, unlike intracranial lipomas, which follow fat density on all sequences. Rupture of intracranial dermoid cysts is a relatively uncommon phenomenon and characteristically associated with fat density material in the subarachnoid spaces, such as intraventricular fat-fluid levels or fat globules in the sulci. It can cause serious complications such as chemical meningitis, vasospasm, and cerebral infarction. MRI is a modality of choice to assess the extension of complications. The Journal of Health and Translational Medicine (JUMMEC) 2024-09-02 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116517/1/116517.pdf M, Nadiah and B, Norafida and AR, Ruwaida and MN, Mohamad Syafeeq Faeez and AR, Ezamin (2024) Atypical case of ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst. In: Malaysian Congress of Radiology (MCOR) 2024, 26-28 Jul. 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (p. 101). (Submitted) https://jummec.um.edu.my/index.php/jummec/issue/view/2417
spellingShingle M, Nadiah
B, Norafida
AR, Ruwaida
MN, Mohamad Syafeeq Faeez
AR, Ezamin
Atypical case of ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst
title Atypical case of ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst
title_full Atypical case of ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst
title_fullStr Atypical case of ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst
title_full_unstemmed Atypical case of ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst
title_short Atypical case of ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst
title_sort atypical case of ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116517/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116517/1/116517.pdf