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Online Published: 07 Feb 2025
 


Post-traumatic Rupture of an Intracranial Dermoid Cyst: a Case Report

Ahmed Mohamed Elmoctar, Houria Tabakh, Youssouf Sakhy, Abdellatif Siwane, Najwa Touil, Omar Kacimi.


Abstract
Dermoid cysts are rare benign tumors with even rarer intracranial locations. We report the case of a post-traumatic rupture of a left temporal dermoid cyst in a 17-year-old patient who was admitted to the emergency department following a road traffic accident. A CT scan fortuitously revealed a left internal temporal extra-axial lesion with fat density, communicating with material of the same characteristics in the subarachnoid spaces and along the falx cerebri, suggesting a ruptured dermoid cyst. An MRI confirmed the diagnosis by clearly identifying the fatty component of the cyst extending to the subarachnoid spaces. This case illustrates the role of imaging, particularly MRI, in the diagnosis of dermoid cysts.

Key words: Dermoid cyst, Post-traumatic rupture, Computed tomography (CT), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Intracranial cysts, Neurological complications


 
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Elmoctar AM, Tabakh H, Sakhy Y, Siwane A, Touil N, Kacimi O. Post-traumatic Rupture of an Intracranial Dermoid Cyst: a Case Report. A J Diagn Imaging. 2025; 11(2): 6-9. doi:10.5455/ajdi.20241108115652


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Elmoctar AM, Tabakh H, Sakhy Y, Siwane A, Touil N, Kacimi O. Post-traumatic Rupture of an Intracranial Dermoid Cyst: a Case Report. https://www.wisdomgale.com/ajdi/?mno=227848 [Access: February 09, 2025]. doi:10.5455/ajdi.20241108115652


AMA (American Medical Association) Style

Elmoctar AM, Tabakh H, Sakhy Y, Siwane A, Touil N, Kacimi O. Post-traumatic Rupture of an Intracranial Dermoid Cyst: a Case Report. A J Diagn Imaging. 2025; 11(2): 6-9. doi:10.5455/ajdi.20241108115652



Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Elmoctar AM, Tabakh H, Sakhy Y, Siwane A, Touil N, Kacimi O. Post-traumatic Rupture of an Intracranial Dermoid Cyst: a Case Report. A J Diagn Imaging. (2025), [cited February 09, 2025]; 11(2): 6-9. doi:10.5455/ajdi.20241108115652



Harvard Style

Elmoctar, A. M., Tabakh, . H., Sakhy, . Y., Siwane, . A., Touil, . N. & Kacimi, . O. (2025) Post-traumatic Rupture of an Intracranial Dermoid Cyst: a Case Report. A J Diagn Imaging, 11 (2), 6-9. doi:10.5455/ajdi.20241108115652



Turabian Style

Elmoctar, Ahmed Mohamed, Houria Tabakh, Youssouf Sakhy, Abdellatif Siwane, Najwa Touil, and Omar Kacimi. 2025. Post-traumatic Rupture of an Intracranial Dermoid Cyst: a Case Report. American Journal of Diagnostic Imaging , 11 (2), 6-9. doi:10.5455/ajdi.20241108115652



Chicago Style

Elmoctar, Ahmed Mohamed, Houria Tabakh, Youssouf Sakhy, Abdellatif Siwane, Najwa Touil, and Omar Kacimi. "Post-traumatic Rupture of an Intracranial Dermoid Cyst: a Case Report." American Journal of Diagnostic Imaging 11 (2025), 6-9. doi:10.5455/ajdi.20241108115652



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Elmoctar, Ahmed Mohamed, Houria Tabakh, Youssouf Sakhy, Abdellatif Siwane, Najwa Touil, and Omar Kacimi. "Post-traumatic Rupture of an Intracranial Dermoid Cyst: a Case Report." American Journal of Diagnostic Imaging 11.2 (2025), 6-9. Print. doi:10.5455/ajdi.20241108115652



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Elmoctar, A. M., Tabakh, . H., Sakhy, . Y., Siwane, . A., Touil, . N. & Kacimi, . O. (2025) Post-traumatic Rupture of an Intracranial Dermoid Cyst: a Case Report. American Journal of Diagnostic Imaging , 11 (2), 6-9. doi:10.5455/ajdi.20241108115652