Tetraventricular hydrocephalus due to ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst

Authors
Karabulut, N Oguzkurt, L
Citation
N. Karabulut et L. Oguzkurt, Tetraventricular hydrocephalus due to ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst, EUR RADIOL, 10(11), 2000, pp. 1810-1811
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09387994 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1810 - 1811
Database
ISI
SICI code
0938-7994(2000)10:11<1810:THDTRI>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We present the MR imaging findings in a patient who developed tetraventricu lar hydrocephalus after massive rupture of dermoid cysts with generalized s ubarachnoid and ventricular spread of cyst contents. The development of tet raventricular hydrocephalus due to ruptured dermoid is a very unusual compl ication, and was attributed to cyst contents interfering with passage of ce rebrospinal fluid through the arachnoid granulations and fourth ventricular outlet foramina.