An Unusual Presentation of Spontaneous Rupture of Dermoid Cyst

An Unusual Presentation of Spontaneous Rupture of Dermoid Cyst

Intracranial dermoid cysts are exceptionally rare tumors. Interestingly, this condition has a low mortality rate but a high morbidity rate due to its numerous complications. We report a case of a 62-year-old man who presented with a headache and was found to have a ruptured dermoid cyst, complicated...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-02, Vol.14 (2), p.e21976
Hauptverfasser: Alsallamin, Isaac, Choudhury, Ryan, Somoza-Cano, Francisco J, Makadia, Austin, Mudrieddy, Mythri, Weiland, Anastasiia, Bawwab, Ameed, Alsallamin, Afnan, Hammad, Faris, Patell, Kanchi, Al Armashi, Abdul Rahman
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Sprache:eng
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Back pain
Back surgery
Brain cancer
Case reports
Cysts
General anesthesia
Headaches
Hospitals
Hydrocephalus
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Intervention
Meningitis
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Postoperative period
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Zusammenfassung:Intracranial dermoid cysts are exceptionally rare tumors. Interestingly, this condition has a low mortality rate but a high morbidity rate due to its numerous complications. We report a case of a 62-year-old man who presented with a headache and was found to have a ruptured dermoid cyst, complicated with the dissemination of lipid droplets within the subarachnoid space.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.21976