Tetraventricular hydrocephalus due to ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We present the MR imaging findings in a patient who developed tetraventricular hydrocephalus after massive rupture of dermoid cysts with generalized subarachnoid and ventricular spread of cyst contents. The development of tetraventricular hydrocephalus due to ruptured dermoid is a very unusual complication, and was attributed to cyst contents interfering with passage of cerebrospinal fluid through the arachnoid granulations and fourth ventricular outlet foramina.
Medical subject headings
- Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms
- Dermoid Cyst
- Hydrocephalus