Ruptured sylvian fissure dermoid presenting with MCA infarction : a rare case report

Abstract

Intracranial dermoids are rare tumours of congenital origin accounting for less than 1% of all intracranial tumours. Rarely these tumours may rupture. We report the case of a 23yr old male presenting with headache and right sided weakness, revealing a sylvian fissure dermoid cyst with left MCA infarct. To our knowledge, this is the second case of ruptured dermoid cyst in sylvian fissure with the first case reported by Shinoyama M et al.