Sylvian cistern dermoid cyst presenting with dysgeusia.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1007/s00701-009-0261-1.
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Abstract
It is rare for a patient with a dermoid cyst (DC) to present with taste dysfunction. A 58-year-old man presented with an altered sense of taste. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed a mass lesion in the right insula with compression effect. The tumour was resected and was found to be a DC. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient resumed his usual taste sensation within the early postoperative period. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a sylvian cistern DC that presented with dysgeusia.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Diseases
- Dermoid Cyst
- Dysgeusia