TY - JOUR
T1 - Focal traumatic rupture of a dermoid cyst in a pediatric patient
T2 - case report and literature review
AU - Akbari, Syed Hassan A.
AU - Somasundaram, Aravind
AU - Ferguson, Cole J.
AU - Roland, Jarod L.
AU - Smyth, Matthew D.
AU - Strahle, Jennifer M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - Background: Dermoid cysts are rare congenital teratomas that can occasionally rupture and cause chemical meningitis, neurological deficit, or hydrocephalus. Rarely, dermoid cysts in the pediatric population can rupture spontaneously and even more rarely rupture due to trauma. To date, there are only five documented cases of traumatic rupture of a dermoid cyst. Case summary: A 2-year-old male presented with 5 days of left eye ptosis and ophthalmoplegia after suffering a fall and was found to have a ruptured left anterior clinoid dermoid cyst that was surgically resected. The patient had significant improvement postoperatively. Significance: To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported case in the literature of a ruptured dermoid cyst after trauma in a pediatric patient and the first case of a traumatically ruptured dermoid cyst presenting with neurological deficit.
AB - Background: Dermoid cysts are rare congenital teratomas that can occasionally rupture and cause chemical meningitis, neurological deficit, or hydrocephalus. Rarely, dermoid cysts in the pediatric population can rupture spontaneously and even more rarely rupture due to trauma. To date, there are only five documented cases of traumatic rupture of a dermoid cyst. Case summary: A 2-year-old male presented with 5 days of left eye ptosis and ophthalmoplegia after suffering a fall and was found to have a ruptured left anterior clinoid dermoid cyst that was surgically resected. The patient had significant improvement postoperatively. Significance: To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported case in the literature of a ruptured dermoid cyst after trauma in a pediatric patient and the first case of a traumatically ruptured dermoid cyst presenting with neurological deficit.
KW - Anterior clinoid
KW - Dermoid cyst
KW - Dermoid cyst rupture
KW - Giant cell reaction
KW - Ophthalmoplegia
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U2 - 10.1007/s00381-018-3879-6
DO - 10.1007/s00381-018-3879-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 29961083
AN - SCOPUS:85049202983
SN - 0256-7040
VL - 34
SP - 2485
EP - 2490
JO - Child's Nervous System
JF - Child's Nervous System
IS - 12
ER -