Ophthalmoplegic “Migraine” as a Presenting Symptom of Dermoid Cyst of the Cavernous Sinus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Introduction: Intracranial dermoid cysts are rare, congenital and, benign lesions. The etiology of these lesions is related to an embryonic defect during neurulation. Case presentation: The present study describes a case of a 3-year-old girl with a giant cerebellar dermoid cyst, which initially manifested as hydrocephalus. Discussion: We discuss its epidemiological characteristics as well as diagnostic and therapeutic management. The combination of high clinical suspicion, anamnesis, thorough physical examination, and adequate interpretation of neuroimaging data is crucial for the early diagnosis and timely therapeutic intervention for such cysts. Conclusion: Surgical approach involving complete lesion resection considerably improves prognosis.

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Intractable Posterior Epistaxis due to a Spontaneous Low-Flow Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Otolaryngology ◽

10.1155/2015/739019 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

A. Giotakis ◽

F. Kral ◽

H. Riechelmann ◽

M. Freund

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Cavernous Sinus ◽

Gold Standard ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Low Flow ◽

Digital Subtraction ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Therapeutic Procedures ◽

Carotid Cavernous Sinus Fistula

We report a case of a 90-year-old patient with intractable posterior epistaxis presenting as the only symptom of a nontraumatic low-flow carotid-cavernous sinus fistula. Purpose of this case report is to introduce low-flow carotid-cavernous sinus fistula in the differential diagnosis of intractable posterior epistaxis. We provide a literature review for the sequence of actions for the confrontation of posterior epistaxis. We also emphasize the significance of the radiological diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the management of posterior epistaxis due to pathology of the cavernous sinus. The gold-standard diagnostic procedure of carotid-cavernous sinus fistula is digital subtraction angiography (DSA). DSA with coils is also the state-of-the-art therapy. By failure of DSA, neurosurgery or stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) may be used as alternatives. SRS may also be used as enhancement procedure of the DSA. Considering the prognosis of a successfully closed carotid-cavernous sinus fistula, recanalization occurs only in a minority of patients. Close follow-up is advised.

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Mucoepidermoid variant of adenosquamous carcinoma arising in ovarian dermoid cyst: a case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer ◽

10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200602001-00069 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 16 (Suppl 1) ◽

pp. 379-384

Author(s):

A. Karateke ◽

A. Gurbuz ◽

G. Kir ◽

B. Haliloglu ◽

C. Kabaca ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Lymph Node ◽

Dermoid Cyst ◽

Adenosquamous Carcinoma ◽

Total Abdominal Hysterectomy ◽

Abdominal Hysterectomy ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Lymph Node Sampling ◽

Aortic Lymph Node ◽

Ovarian Dermoid Cyst

A 40-year-old woman with mucoepidermoid variant of adenosquamous carcinoma arising in dermoid cyst in left ovary is presented. The patient was staged as IC. Total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, omentectomy, and pelvic and para-aortic lymph node sampling were carried out. The disease recurred in postoperative 12th month. To our best knowledge, this is 12th case of adenosquamous carcinoma in dermoid cyst and third case of mucoepidermoid variant of adenosquamous carcinoma in the literature.

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E-198 Facial pain caused by a cavernous sinus aneurysm treated with endovascular flow diversion: case report and review of the literature

10.1136/neurintsurg-2020-snis.229 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

A Larson ◽

T Mehta ◽

A Grande

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Cavernous Sinus ◽

Facial Pain ◽

Flow Diversion ◽

Review Of The Literature

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Sublingual dermoid cyst in an infant: A case report and review of the literature

Clinical Case Reports ◽

10.1002/ccr3.2823 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (8) ◽

pp. 1403-1408

Author(s):

Madeleine Edith Vélez‐Cruz ◽

José Francisco Gómez‐Clavel ◽

Carlos Juan Licéaga‐Escalera ◽

Luis Alberto Montoya Pérez ◽

Juan José Trujillo Fandiño ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Dermoid Cyst ◽

Review Of The Literature

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Klippel-Feil Syndrome in Association with a Craniocervical Dermoid Cyst Presenting as Aseptic Meningitis in an Adult: Case Report

Neurosurgery ◽

10.1227/00006123-198910000-00025 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 652-655 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Bernadette Diekmann-Guiroy ◽

Peter S. Huang

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Dermoid Cyst ◽

Aseptic Meningitis ◽

Rare Case ◽

Craniocervical Junction ◽

Spinal Tumors ◽

Intracranial Tumors ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Adult Case

Abstract Intracranial tumors associated with Klippel-Feil syndrome usually occur in children, with spinal tumors being more common in adults affected by the syndrome. A rare case of a dermoid cyst at the craniocervical junction presenting as aseptic meningitis in an adult with Klippel-Feil syndrome is described. A review of the literature on tumors associated with this syndrome is also presented.

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