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01-05-2009 | Case Report

Sylvian cistern dermoid cyst presenting with dysgeusia

Authors: Hasan Kocaeli, Ender Korfalı, Şeref Doğan, Mehmet Savran

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 5/2009

Abstract

It is rare for a patient with a dermoid cyst (DC) to present with taste dysfunction. A 58-year-old man presented with an altered sense of taste. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed a mass lesion in the right insula with compression effect. The tumour was resected and was found to be a DC. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient resumed his usual taste sensation within the early postoperative period. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a sylvian cistern DC that presented with dysgeusia.

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Title: Sylvian cistern dermoid cyst presenting with dysgeusia
Authors: Hasan Kocaeli
Ender Korfalı
Şeref Doğan
Mehmet Savran
Publication date: 01-05-2009
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 5/2009
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-009-0261-1

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