A Case of an Extradural Epidermoid Tumor at a Rarely Seen Localization
Çağatay Kemerli, M. Murat Taşkın, Necati Kaplan, Burak Ethemoğlu, Mehtap Gülen
Article No:
6
Article Type :
Case Report
Epidermoid tumors consist 1 % rate of all intracranial mass lesions. They are benign congenital tumors that are seldom seen. Most are localized intradurally. They may rarely be seen at extradural-intradiploic localization in midline of calvarium. In this report; an epidermoid tumor which is localized extradural at posterior fossa deplacing right cerebellar hemisphere is discussed.
Keywords :
Epidermoid tumors, extradural, posterior fossa tumors
Dusunen Adam : The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences :
2005;18:107-110
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