Yaycıoğlu, Soner Adnan Menderes University - School of Medicine - Department of Neurosurgery, Turkey , Ak, Hakan Adnan Menderes University - School of Medicine - Department of Neurosurgery, Turkey

Epidermoid tumor of the cerebellum in Behçet’s disease

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Behçet’s disease a multisystem chronic idiopathic inflammatory and recurrent disease characterized by uveitis, oral aphtae, genital ulcers, and skin lesions. About 5-10 % of these patients show central nervous system involvement named as neuro-Behçet’s disease. This involvement can be divided into two main categories; parenchymal and non-parenchymal. The most common involved sites are the brain stem and basal ganglia. In the literature, several case reports have reported neuro-Behçet’s disease mimicking the brain tumor or tumors. In this report, we are presenting a 47 year old man suffering from Behçet’s disease for 20 years and having an epidermoid tumor in cerebellum. Although the presence of epidermoid tumor in this patient was accepted as a coincidental finding in the light of the current literature; further studies are needed for the confirmation.

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Behçet’s disease , neuro , Behçet’s disease , magnetic resonance imaging , epidermoid tumor.

Cumhuriyet Medical Journal

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