Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery 2020; 39(01): 041-045
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1606260

Case Report | Relato de Caso

Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Epidermoid Cyst of the IV Ventricle: Case Report

Article in several languages: English | português

Washington Clésio da Silva Ribeiro

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitário Professor Alberto Antunes (HUPAA), Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil

,

Ricardo Macedo Camelo

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitário Professor Alberto Antunes (HUPAA), Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil

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Josias Inácio da Silva

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitário Professor Alberto Antunes (HUPAA), Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil

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Moana Vergetti Malta

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitário Professor Alberto Antunes (HUPAA), Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil

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Rafael Costa Camelo

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitário Professor Alberto Antunes (HUPAA), Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil

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Arnon Castro Alves Filho

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitário Professor Alberto Antunes (HUPAA), Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil

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Felipe Gomes de Barros Pontes

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitário Professor Alberto Antunes (HUPAA), Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil

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Adans Soares Porfírio

²Neurosurgery Residency, Hospital Universitário Professor Alberto Antunes (HUPAA), Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil

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Daniel Fonseca Oliveira

²Neurosurgery Residency, Hospital Universitário Professor Alberto Antunes (HUPAA), Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil

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Bruno Clécio da Silva Ribeiro

³Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia, Barreiras, BA, Brazil

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Alessandro Henrique Rodrigues Ferreira

⁴Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital Universitário Professor Alberto Antunes (HUPAA), Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil

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Abstract

Epidermoid cysts constitute congenital, benign and rare lesions, corresponding to ∼ 0.2% to 1.8% of all intracranial tumors. Only 5% of the cases are located in the fourth ventricle. Despite their genesis in intrauterine life, they are usually diagnosed between the third and fifth decades of life due to their very slow growth pattern. The image weighted by the diffusion of the magnetic resonance is essential to establish the diagnosis. The ideal treatment consists of emptying the cystic content with complete capsule resection. In the present work, we report the case of a 31-year-old female with cerebellar syndrome that evolved with intracranial hypertension. The symptomatology was due to an obstructive hydrocephalus by an epidermoid cyst located inside the fourth ventricle, which was confirmed by the pathological anatomy.

Keywords

Keywords

epidermoid cyst - fourth ventricle - hydrocephalus

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