Bilateral retro-auricular dermal sinus tracts with intradural extension: Case report

Farideh Nejat, Mark S. Dias, Behzad Eftekhar, Nahid Nasri Roodsari, Saiid Hamidi

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Abstract

The authors describe a previously unreported malformation involving paired, bilaterally symmetrical dermal sinus tracts in the retro-auricular area, both of which passed through the asterion and posterior fossa dura mater to end intracranially. Cranial dermal sinus tracts are congenital lesions that virtually always originate from the midline scalp posteriorly at the external occipital protuberance, anteriorly at the nasion or along the nasal dorsum, or in the posterior parietal midline. A lateral origin is extremely rare, and intracranial extension of a lateral dermal sinus tract has not been reported previously. The authors propose an embryological mechanism to explain the origin of this rare malformation and discuss its management.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)163-166
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of neurosurgery
Volume99
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2003

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Surgery
  • Clinical Neurology

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