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Recurrent intracranial epidermoid cyst treated with radiotherapy

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We report the case of a 58 year old woman with an epidermoid cyst of the right cerebello-pontine angle that was subtotally excised. She recurred 2 years later and received radiotherapy with resolution of symptoms and shrinkage of the cyst. The natural history of epidermoid cysts and the role of radiotherapy in their management is discussed.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto and the Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    S. Parikh, M. Milosevic, C. S. Wong & N. Laperriere

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Parikh, S., Milosevic, M., Wong, C.S. et al. Recurrent intracranial epidermoid cyst treated with radiotherapy. J Neuro-Oncol 24, 293–297 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01052846

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