Excision of a brain-stem epidermoid cyst
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 51 (2) , 254-257
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1979.51.2.0254
Abstract
✓ An intra-axial epidermoid cyst of the brain stem is presented. X-ray studies revealed a mass within the brain stem; computerized tomography showed the mass to be cystic. The epidermoid cyst was successfully removed surgically. Six months after operation the patient is stable with sixth and seventh nerve palsies but resolution of right spastic hemiparesis.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Epidermoid cyst in the brain stemJournal of Neurosurgery, 1978
- Recurrent meningitis due to an intracranial epidermoidNeurology, 1978