Malignant transformation of epidermoid cyst with diffuse leptomeningeal carcinomatosis on skull base and trigeminal perineural spread

Publication date: Available online 20 July 2018Source: Journal of NeuroradiologyAuthor(s): Neesmah Authors:Badat, Cholet Clément, Hervé Geneviève, N Pyatigorskaya, S Trunet, D Dormont, Law-ye BrunoAbstractIntracranial epidermoid cysts (EC) are common congenital lesions accounting for approximately 1% of all intracranial tumors (1). Malignant transformation of EC is a rare but severe complication associated with poor prognosis (2). Our letter aims to depict a rare case of diffuse leptomeningeal carcinomatosis on skull base and trigeminal perineural spread of a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) complicating an EC.
Source: Journal of Neuroradiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research