ReviewAsian journal of neurosurgery
Fourth Ventricular Epidermoid Cyst - Case Series, Systematic Review and Analysis.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Role of stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial epidermoid tumors: a systematic review to assess its safety, efficacy, and complication profile.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical presentation, imaging features and surgical outcomes of pineal region epidermoid cysts: A scoping review.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
- Fully endoscopic transvallecular transforaminal approach to the fourth ventricle epidermoids - cadaveric anatomy, surgical technique & case series.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
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- Fourth Ventricle Epidermoid Cyst: Case Report of Precision Telovelar Microsurgery, Functional Preservation, and Lifelong Surveillance.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Atypical epidermoid cyst of the fourth ventricle with minimal diffusion-restriction.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Calcified cystic lesion in cerebellum: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Case report: Intracranial epidermoid cyst in a cat.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Spontaneous regression of white epidermoid cyst of the pre-bulbar cistern in a 3-year-old child: a case report and literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023Review
- Intracranial epidermoid cysts: benign entities with malignant behavior: experience with 36 cases.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Epidermoid cyst of the cerebellar vermis: Case report of a rare medial topography.Radiology case reports · 2022Article
- Retroperitoneal congenital epidermoid cyst misdiagnosed as a solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundEpidermoid cysts are extra-axial, pearly white avascular lesions mostly found in the cerebellopontine region. They are slow-growing and mostly become symptomatic when they attain significant size. They do occur at other anatomical locations, but fourth ventricle is a rare location. Three representative cases with their outcomes are described here.
methodsThe systematic review was done with adherence to predefined criteria. The studied variables were age, gender, duration of symptoms (DOS), clinical features, hydrocephalus (HCP), extent of resection, postoperative complications, outcome, follow-up, and recurrence. Statistical analysis was done to identify predictive factors for outcome.
resultsFinal analysis included 58 studies containing 131 patients. The most common clinical feature was cerebellar dysfunction (93%). The most common cranial nerve involved was the abducens nerve (
conclusionsAlthough the fourth ventricular epidermoid lesions are difficult to detect in an innocuous stage, when found, they should be extirpated early and totally, as a longer DOS leads to cranial nerve dysfunctions and suboptimal outcomes.
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