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An unexpected case report of epidermoid cyst at the oculomotor nerve: mimicking a common cyst on MRI
Intracranial epidermoid cysts are benign lesions and are rarely seen in clinical practice. Owing to similarities in imaging findings to those of common cystic lesions, the preoperative diagnosis is rendered challenging. Here, we present a case report of an epidermoid cyst at the right oculomotor ner...
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description | Intracranial epidermoid cysts are benign lesions and are rarely seen in clinical practice. Owing to similarities in imaging findings to those of common cystic lesions, the preoperative diagnosis is rendered challenging. Here, we present a case report of an epidermoid cyst at the right oculomotor nerve, which was initially misdiagnosed as a common cyst. A 14-year-old female child was admitted to our department due to a previous magnetic resonance imaging scan of a cystic lesion on the right side of the saddle that was suspected to be an oculomotor nerve cyst. In our department, this patient underwent a complete surgical resection of the tumor, and the pathology results revealed an epidermoid cyst. This is the first study that reported an epidermoid cyst at the right oculomotor nerve entering the orbit, mimicking a common cyst in imaging. We hope that this study would allow clinicians to consider this type of lesion as a differential diagnosis. Moreover, we suggest that specific diffusion-weighted imaging scan should be performed to aid in the diagnosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-103017392023-06-29 An unexpected case report of epidermoid cyst at the oculomotor nerve: mimicking a common cyst on MRI He, Yuhao Zhang, Sunfu Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) Endocrinology Intracranial epidermoid cysts are benign lesions and are rarely seen in clinical practice. Owing to similarities in imaging findings to those of common cystic lesions, the preoperative diagnosis is rendered challenging. Here, we present a case report of an epidermoid cyst at the right oculomotor nerve, which was initially misdiagnosed as a common cyst. A 14-year-old female child was admitted to our department due to a previous magnetic resonance imaging scan of a cystic lesion on the right side of the saddle that was suspected to be an oculomotor nerve cyst. In our department, this patient underwent a complete surgical resection of the tumor, and the pathology results revealed an epidermoid cyst. This is the first study that reported an epidermoid cyst at the right oculomotor nerve entering the orbit, mimicking a common cyst in imaging. We hope that this study would allow clinicians to consider this type of lesion as a differential diagnosis. Moreover, we suggest that specific diffusion-weighted imaging scan should be performed to aid in the diagnosis. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-14 /pmc/articles/PMC10301739/ /pubmed/37388211 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2023.1153263 Text en Copyright © 2023 He and Zhang https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Endocrinology He, Yuhao Zhang, Sunfu An unexpected case report of epidermoid cyst at the oculomotor nerve: mimicking a common cyst on MRI |
title | An unexpected case report of epidermoid cyst at the oculomotor nerve: mimicking a common cyst on MRI |
title_full | An unexpected case report of epidermoid cyst at the oculomotor nerve: mimicking a common cyst on MRI |
title_fullStr | An unexpected case report of epidermoid cyst at the oculomotor nerve: mimicking a common cyst on MRI |
title_full_unstemmed | An unexpected case report of epidermoid cyst at the oculomotor nerve: mimicking a common cyst on MRI |
title_short | An unexpected case report of epidermoid cyst at the oculomotor nerve: mimicking a common cyst on MRI |
title_sort | unexpected case report of epidermoid cyst at the oculomotor nerve: mimicking a common cyst on mri |
topic | Endocrinology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10301739/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37388211 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2023.1153263 |
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