Zhang MH, Feng Q, Zhu HL, Lu H, Ding ZX, Feng B. Asymptomatic traumatic rupture of an intracranial dermoid cyst: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(16): 4046-4051 [PMID: 34141765 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i16.4046]
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Bo Feng, MBBS, Doctor, Department of Radiology, Hangzhou Ninth People's Hospital, No. 98 Yilong Road, Yipeng Street, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China. 9494089@qq.com
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
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Case Report
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Mei-Hua Zhang, Han-Lin Zhu, Heng Lu, Bo Feng, Department of Radiology, Hangzhou Ninth People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
Qi Feng, Zhong-Xiang Ding, Department of Radiology, The Affiliation Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang MH, Ding ZX, and Feng B carried out the studies, participated in collecting the data, and drafted the manuscript; Zhang MH, Feng Q, Zhu HL, and Lu H analyzed the imaging data and participated in study design; Feng Q helped to draft the manuscript; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Received: January 14, 2021 Peer-review started: January 14, 2021 First decision: February 11, 2021 Revised: February 24, 2021 Accepted: March 24, 2021 Article in press: March 24, 2021 Published online: June 6, 2021 Processing time: 120 Days and 5.4 Hours
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Previous studies reported that most of the intracranial dermoid cyst ruptures were spontaneous, and only a few were traumatic, with asymptomatic much rarer than the symptomatic ruptures. Hence, how to deal with the asymptomatic traumatic rupture of intracranial dermoid cyst remains a challenge in the clinic.
CASE SUMMARY
A 59-year-old man was accidentally diagnosed with intracranial dermoid cyst through a cranial computed tomography (CT) scan due to a car accident. A mixed-density lesion with fat and a calcified margin was observed in the midline of the posterior fossa, accompanied with lipid droplet drifts in brain sulci, fissures, cisterns, and ventricles. After 1 wk of conservative observation, no change was observed on the updated cranial CT scan. After 2 wk of conservative observation, magnetic resonance imaging examination confirmed that the lesion was a traumatic rupture of a posterior fossa dermoid cyst with lipid droplet drifts. As the patient exhibited no adverse symptoms throughout the 2 wk, a 6-mo follow-up visit was arranged for him instead of aggressive treatment. Nonetheless, the patient did not show any abnormal neurological symptoms in the 6 mo of follow-up visits.
CONCLUSION
Asymptomatic traumatic rupture of intracranial dermoid cyst could be just followed or treated conservatively rather than treated aggressively.
Core Tip: A case of traumatic intracranial dermoid cyst rupture in a 59-year-old man was analyzed retrospectively. Imaging findings, clinical manifestations, treatment, and follow-up results for 6 mo were collected. Combined with the relevant literature, the cause and treatment of asymptomatic cyst rupture were analyzed. For a traumatic intracranial dermoid cyst rupture, if the lesion is small, affects the adjacent structures only slightly, and has few lipid droplet drifts, conservative treatment or only follow-up visits could be adopted according to the patient’s neurological examination results.
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Zhang MH, Feng Q, Zhu HL, Lu H, Ding ZX, Feng B. Asymptomatic traumatic rupture of an intracranial dermoid cyst: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(16): 4046-4051 [PMID: 34141765 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i16.4046]
