Epidermoid tumor of the occipital bone
✍ Scribed by Kayhan Kuzeyli; Soner Duru; Ertuğrul Çakir; Süleyman Baykal; Sava§ Ceylan; Fadil Aktürk
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 259 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0344-5607
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✦ Synopsis
Intradiploic epidermoid.tumor of the occipital bone was presented. There were neither intracranial extensions nor neurologic deficits. The lesion started as a painless mass under the scalp. The total removal of the tumor was associated with a good prognosis.
📜 SIMILAR VOLUMES
Ectodermally derived tissue in ectopic sites is seen in the head and neck. Extracranial dermoid and epidermoid tumors are relatively rare. While most otolaryngologists are familiar with the cholesteatoma of the otic area, not very many are exposed to this lesion in other sites. Those of the cranial