Intracerebellar extension of occipital scalp dermoid after initial resection: illustrative case
Scalp dermoid cysts with intradiploic extension have a significant risk of intracranial extension. Thus, care must be taken to achieve total resection in the first attempt or provide close follow-up before intracranial extension develops. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE2548.
Authors
- Brian F. Saway (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7101-0981)
- Timothy Webb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5961-1477)
- Ramin Eskandari
- Rishishankar Suresh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8220-7949)
- Kyle P. Stegmann
- Thomas Eckert
Institutions
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- University of South Carolina (US)
- Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case2548
- Primary Topic
- Teratomas and Epidermoid Cysts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00