Neurologico Spinale Medico Chirurgico
Vol 2 No 2 (2019)

Cerebellar abscess secondary to extradural internal protuberance epidermal cyst

Marleen (Department of Neurosurgery Tangerang Public Hospital, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia)
Syafrizal Abubakar (Department of Neurosurgery Tangerang Public Hospital, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia)
Achmad Jana Maulana (Department of Neurosurgery Tangerang Public Hospital, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia)
Michael Norman Jusman (Department of Neurosurgery Tangerang Public Hospital, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Nov 2019

Abstract

An Intracranial epidermoid cyst is a rare congenital anomaly developed because of dysembryoplasia during the third to fifth week of gestation. We describe the unusual epidermal cyst which originating extradurally in internal protuberance in which causes cerebellar brain abscess. Neurosurgical intervention is advocated to prevent the ongoing risk of significant complications. Meticulous care was taken to grossly excised all the pathologic tissue to avoid recurrence.

Copyrights © 2019






Journal Info

Abbrev

nsmc

Publisher

Subject

Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Health Professions Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Neuroscience

Description

Neurologico Spinale Medico Chirurgico (NSMC) is an open-access, single-blind peer-reviewed journal, published by Indonesian Neurospine Society (INSS) under the flag of Indonesian Neurosurgery Society (INS) and Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University. NSMC publishes articles which encompass all ...