MedPix® Patient Chart Case: 14094

History

Age: 33 :: Gender: woman

Patient History

33 year old woman presents to ER with severe headache

Exam

Physical Exam and Laboratory

No photophobia.
No neurologic findings

Imaging

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Findings

Summary of Findings

Fat attenuation mass in middle cranial fossa on left on CT scan with scattered fat density droplets in subarachnoid spaces.

Mass in middle cranial fossa on left on MRI with fat signal intensity and small similiar lesions in the adjacent subarachnoid spaces.

Imaging

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Diffferential

Differential Diagnosis

Pneumocephalus
Congenital lipoma
Epidermoid cyst
Dermoid cyst

Imaging

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Diagnosis

Case Diagnosis

Dx: Dermoid cyst, ruptured

Dx Confirmed by: CT and MRI scans of the brain

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Followup

Followup and Treatment

Symptomatic therapy

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History:
33 year old woman presents to ER with severe headache

Exam:
No photophobia.
No neurologic findings

Findings:
Fat attenuation mass in middle cranial fossa on left on CT scan with scattered fat density droplets in subarachnoid spaces.

Mass in middle cranial fossa on left on MRI with fat signal intensity and small similiar lesions in the adjacent subarachnoid spaces.

Differential:
Pneumocephalus
Congenital lipoma
Epidermoid cyst
Dermoid cyst

Diagnosis:
Dermoid cyst, ruptured
Confirmed by:CT and MRI scans of the brain

Treatment and Followup:
Symptomatic therapy

Discussion:

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