Dermoid cyst MRI

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [3]

Overview

MRI is helpful in the diagnosis of dermoid cyst. Findings on MRI suggestive of dermoid cyst include hypointense (due to the water content) or hyperintense (due to the presence of fatty secretions of sebaceous glands) T1 signal, hyperintense T2 signal, and no enhancement or mild rim enhancement on contrast T1 signal.^[1]^[2]

MRI

MRI is helpful in the diagnosis of dermoid cyst. Findings on MRI suggestive of dermoid cyst include:^[1]^[2]


MRI component	Dermoid cyst

T1	Hypointense (due to the water content); or Hyperintense (due to the presence of fatty secretions of sebaceous glands)
T2	Hyperintense
T1 with contrast	No enhancement or mild rim enhancement

Gallery

Intracranial dermoid cyst, sagittal view^[3]
Intracranial dermoid cyst, axial view^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Sanaullah M, Mumtaz S, Memon AA, Hashim AS, Bashir S (2013). “Intramedullary dermoid cyst with relatively atypical symptoms: a case report and review of the literature”. J Med Case Rep. 7: 104. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-7-104. PMC 3639845. PMID 23590721.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Intracranial dermoid cyst.Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/intracranial-dermoid-cyst-1 Accessed on February 19, 2016
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Image courtesy of Dr Erik Ranschaert Radiopaedia (original filehere). [1] CreativeCommons BY-SANC

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[pmid23590721-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Sanaullah M, Mumtaz S, Memon AA, Hashim AS, Bashir S (2013). “Intramedullary dermoid cyst with relatively atypical symptoms: a case report and review of the literature”. J Med Case Rep. 7: 104. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-7-104. PMC 3639845. PMID 23590721.

[jn-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Intracranial dermoid cyst.Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/intracranial-dermoid-cyst-1 Accessed on February 19, 2016

[qw-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Image courtesy of Dr Erik Ranschaert Radiopaedia (original filehere). [1] CreativeCommons BY-SANC

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