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Objects: Dermoid cysts accompanied by Klippel-Feil syndrome are uncommon, and the coincidence of these two rare diseases suggests an interesting idea about the pathogenesis of a dermoid cyst, which the authors consider with reference to an actual case. A posterior fossa dermoid cyst with dermal sinus and Klippel-Feil syndrome are reported in the same patient. A 23-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with progressive headaches. Methods: Cervical radiography demonstrated C4–5 vertebral fusion, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large cystic mass in the midline of the posterior fossa. The cystic lesion was totally removed along with the accompanying dermal sinus. It was histopathologically diagnosed as a dermoid cyst. Conclusion: The rare coincidence of a dermoid cyst and Klippel-Feil syndrome suggests the possibility that a disturbance in the mesoderm before the fourth week of gestation might play an important part in the causation of dermoid cyst.
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Received: 11 February 2000
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Hinojosa, M., Tatagiba, M., Harada, K. et al. Dermoid cyst in the posterior fossa accompanied by Klippel-Feil syndrome. Child's Nerv Syst 17, 97–100 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00013726
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00013726