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  • Title: Intradiploic frontal epidermoid cyst in a patient with repeated head injuries: is there a causative relationship?
    Author: Locatelli M, Alimehmeti R, Rampini P, Prada F.
    Journal: Acta Neurochir (Wien); 2006 Oct; 148(10):1107-10; discussion 1110. PubMed ID: 16944055.
    Abstract:
    Epidermoid cysts are rare disontogenetic tumoral lesions in the cranial compartment (1% of all intracranial tumors) and are usually located in relation to the cranial sutures; the intradiploic location is the less frequent. We report a clinical case in which the post-traumatic etiology of a frontal intradiploic epidermoid is considered. The histological findings revealed the presence of an epidermoid tumor associated with a typical foreign body inflammatory reaction, after repeated head traumas at the site of the tumour. This is the first case in whom the association between this tumoral lesion and a tissue inflammatory reaction due to foreign bodies is demonstrated.
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