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Immature Cystic Teratoma of the Scalp a Case Report

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  • Berete I

    (Department of Neurosurgery, Donka University Hospital Conakry, Guinea)

  • Diawara S
  • Bah AB
  • Bah MK

    (Department of Neurosurgery, Donka University Hospital Conakry, Guinea)

  • Chakour K
  • Chaoui MF

    (Department of Neurosurgery, University teaching Hospital Hassan II of fez, Morocco)

Abstract

A 34 years old female patient presented with a slow growing scalp tumefaction initially found at her right temple 10 years ago. At first, the size of the tumor was just like a soybean and did not grow obviously in the past nine and a half years. But the tumor increased fast in the last six months, almost as large as a fist. The physical examination showed a spherical tumor located in the right temple near the right ear; the size of the tumor was 5 cm X 4 cm X 3 cm; the surface was smooth, no tenderness, no obvious mobile base, or skull defect. A presumptive diagnosis of scalp cyst or lipoma was made. A complete excision under local anesthesia was made and both histopathologic and macroscopic observation were consistent with an immature teratoma. The postoperative period was uneventful and there was no recurrence at 2-year follow-up. The atypical natural history of this cystic teratoma was considered clinical important.

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  • Berete I & Diawara S & Bah AB & Bah MK & Chakour K & Chaoui MF, 2020. "Immature Cystic Teratoma of the Scalp a Case Report," Open Access Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 12(5), pages 112-115, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:joajnn:v:12:y:2020:i:5:p:112-115
    DOI: 10.19080/OAJNN.2020.12.555848
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