Symptomatic Progression, Recurrence, and Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients With Intracranial Epidermoid Cysts
The clinical progression of intracranial epidermoid cysts is marked by a spectrum of troublesome presenting symptoms and a notable tendency for recurrence, particularly following subtotal resection. Nevertheless, symptomatic improvement is the rule even if reoperations are needed, and mortality is exceedingly rare.
Authors
- Ezequiel Goldschmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5393-4438)
- Daniel Quintana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2876-0004)
- Philip V. Theodosopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8311-4729)
- Manish K. Aghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2949-2227)
- Robert C. Osorio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7669-2176)
- Rithvik Ramesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4142-637X)
- Michael McDermott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7944-5181)
- Cristina Roldán Jiménez
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Baptist Health South Florida (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000003309
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Teratomas and Epidermoid Cysts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72