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ArticleSurgical neurology international2026

Epidermoid cyst and abscess following titanium mesh cranioplasty: A rare case report.

Yiping Dai, Xiaochun Lu, Xiuluan Du, Guoqing Wu, Jie Wu, Jun Shi, Xiaofeng Xu, Wenyu Zhu, Qiang Huang

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Yiping DaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhangjiagang Third People's Hospital, Zhangjiagang, China.
Xiaochun LuDepartment of Pathology, Zhangjiagang Third People's Hospital, Zhangjiagang, China.
Xiuluan DuDepartment of Pathology, Suzhou Science and Technology Town Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Guoqing WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Suzhou Science and Technology Town Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jie WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Suzhou Science and Technology Town Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jun ShiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhangjiagang Third People's Hospital, Zhangjiagang, China.
Xiaofeng Xu *Department of Neurosurgery, Zhangjiagang Third People's Hospital, Zhangjiagang, China.
Wenyu Zhu *Department of Neurosurgery, Suzhou Science and Technology Town Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Qiang HuangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.

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Background: The development of a slowly enlarging epidermoid cyst (EC) near a scalp incision following titanium mesh cranioplasty (TMC), with subsequent progression to an epidural abscess after resection, represents an exceedingly rare iatrogenic complication. Case Description: A 68-year-old male, who had undergone decompressive craniectomy followed by staged bilateral TMC 5 years earlier for traumatic brain injury, presented with a solitary scalp mass that had been noted 1 year prior. Six months after the mass was resected, the patient developed an epidural abscess. Pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of an EC, chronic inflammation, and Conclusion: This case suggests that the EC and subsequent abscess were likely related to the prior TMC, highlighting this clinical course as a rare but serious iatrogenic complication of the procedure.

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Brain abscessEpidermoid cystIatrogenicTitanium mesh cranioplasty

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