A Rare Case of an Intracranial Dermoid Cyst with Atypical Appearance on Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Patricia Delgado-Muñoz; Maria S. Oliver-Ricart; Eduardo J. Labat-Alvarez

doi:10.12659/AJCR.935115

23 April 2022 : Case report Puerto Rico

A Rare Case of an Intracranial Dermoid Cyst with Atypical Appearance on Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Patricia Delgado-Muñoz^1ABCDEF*, Maria S. Oliver-Ricart^2DEF, Eduardo J. Labat-Alvarez^1ABCDEF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.935115

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e935115

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Figure 4. Hematoxylin and eosin stains with (A) 40×, (B, D) 100×, and (C) 200× magnification showing cholesterol clefts (black arrows) and hair shafts (blue arrows), as well as luminal lamellated keratin flakes. Additionally, foreign-body type (multinucleated) giant cell reaction (C) and pigment-laden macrophages are shown (D).

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A Rare Case of an Intracranial Dermoid Cyst with Atypical Appearance on Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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