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Intracranial Off-Midline Mature Teratoma and Pneumosinus Dilatans: A Unique Clinical Report

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Teratomas typically arise as midline lesions in the suprasellar and pineal regions. Pneumosinus dilatans is a rare condition characterized by the expansion of one or more of the paranasal sinuses and thinning of their bony walls with a normal covering mucosa. It usually involves the sphenoid and posterior ethmoid sinuses and has been associated with meningiomas and arachnoid cysts. Off-midline mature teratomas are uncommon, and no reports have described an association with pneumosinus dilatans. We present a rare association between an intracranial off-midline mature teratoma and pneumosinus dilatans in an 18-year-old male patient who presented with a second episode of a left-sided seizure, which has not yet been reported in the literature.

Source: Asian Journal of Neurosurgery

DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1791995

Authors: Mustafa Kemal Demir, Ozlem Yapıcıer, Deniz Kılıç, Turker Kılıc

Institution: Bahçeşehir University

Language: English

Topic: Teratomas and Epidermoid Cysts

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4403819815