Large presacral epidermoid cyst in an asymptomatic woman

Kyosuke Izumi, MD; Satoshi Tsutsumi, MD; Takeshi Hara, MD; Hisato Ishii, MD; Masanori Ito, MD; Yukimasa Yasumoto, MD

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2017.07.017

Radiology Case Reports (Dec 2017)

Large presacral epidermoid cyst in an asymptomatic woman

Kyosuke Izumi, MD,
Satoshi Tsutsumi, MD,
Takeshi Hara, MD,
Hisato Ishii, MD,
Masanori Ito, MD,
Yukimasa Yasumoto, MD

Affiliations

Kyosuke Izumi, MD: Department of Neurological Surgery, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, 2-1-1 Tomioka, Urayasu, 279-0021 Chiba, Japan
Satoshi Tsutsumi, MD: Department of Neurological Surgery, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, 2-1-1 Tomioka, Urayasu, 279-0021 Chiba, Japan
Takeshi Hara, MD: Department of Neurological Surgery, Juntendo University School of medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Hisato Ishii, MD: Department of Neurological Surgery, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, 2-1-1 Tomioka, Urayasu, 279-0021 Chiba, Japan
Masanori Ito, MD: Department of Neurological Surgery, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, 2-1-1 Tomioka, Urayasu, 279-0021 Chiba, Japan
Yukimasa Yasumoto, MD: Department of Neurological Surgery, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, 2-1-1 Tomioka, Urayasu, 279-0021 Chiba, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2017.07.017
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 4
pp. 738 – 740

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An epidermoid cyst is an infrequent entity among cysts found in the presacral region, frequently coexistent with a meningocele. Diffusion-weighted imaging is known to be a useful diagnostic measure for differentiating presacral epidermoid cysts. Here, we present a large but asymptomatic case found in the presacral region. Epidermoid cysts should be considered in patients with presacral cysts.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/radiology-case-reports/

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