Conventional and advanced MR imaging findings in a cohort of pathology-proven dermoid cysts of the pediatric scalp and skull.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the pediatric population, dermoid cysts are among the most frequent lesions of the scalp and skull. Imaging plays a key role in characterizing scalp and skull lesions in order to narrow the differential diagnoses. In general, dermoids are described as heterogeneous T1-/T2-hypo- to hyperintense lesions on magnetic resonance imaging.

Methods

The goal of this retrospective study is to evaluate the diffusion weighted imaging findings while reviewing the conventional T1-/T2-/T1+C-weighted MR characteristics in a pathology-proven series of 14 dermoids of the pediatric scalp and skull.

Results

In our pediatric cohort (eight boys, six girls, age range 3-95 months), half of the dermoids were homogeneous T1-hypointense and homogeneous T2-hyperintense. We found a m

SUBMITTER: Serrallach BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9437494 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature