Abstract

Epidermoid cysts (EC) are benign lesions resulting from incomplete separation of the neuroectoderm during embryonic development. The investigation of choice for EC is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Surgical resection is the treatment of choice. Full resection of EC including the cyst wall to prevent recurrence and malignant transformation should be considered when possible. Two main approaches were described in the literature and included craniotomy and endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA). Using of EEA to accomplish total resection could be challengeable. To best of our knowledge, only 6 manuscripts (with a total of eight patients) reported total resection of EC by using EEA. Our case should be the ninth such cases in the literature. In this paper, we reported a case of sellar and suprasellar epidermoid cyst which was resected completely by using EEA. We revealed the safety and efficacy of this approach in management of such cases.

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Title
Total resection of sellar and suprasellar epidermoid cyst by using endoscopic endonasal approach: a case report
Author
Muhammad Nour Alabdullah 1 ; Awad, Abdulrahman 2 ; Abdullah, Ammar 2 ; Alabdullah, Hadi 3 

 Otorhinolaryngology Department , Al-Mowassat University Hospital, Damascus University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic 
 Otorhinolaryngology Department , Tishreen Military Hospital, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic 
 Faculty of Medicine , Hama University, Hama, Syrian Arab Republic 
Publication year
2022
Publication date
May 2022
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
20428812
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3170746998
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