Procedures:
Shunting
Cyst removal extreme lateral approach
This approach is best performed with excellent
exposure of anterior foramen magnum
During operation well confined cyst, white
yellowish fluid after puncturing the wall, some
hard component was adhered to the brain stem
at the 6th nerve root
Pathological report epidermoid cyst
CASE REPORT
Evaluation:
CT-Scan low density, slightly greater than CSF,
with no enhancement; bone erosion in 33%
MRI T1W1: intensity is slightly > CSF; T2W1:
tumor and CSF have similar high intensity
DISCUSSION