{"id":"7ca71991-ca3c-432b-a6f1-6526122f06d5","slug":"diploic-mature-teratoma-originating-from-the-orbital-roof-an-extremely-rare-case-report","title":"Diploic mature teratoma originating from the orbital roof: An extremely rare case report","authors":["Sunday Nkwerem","Tetsuyoshi Horiuchi","Akihiro Nishikawa","Kiyoshi Ito","Kazuhiro Hongo","Samuel Ohaegbulam"],"abstract":"Background: Orbital mature teratoma is a rare congenital tumor. Case Description: A 37-year-old woman presented with ophthalmalgia predated by years of progressive incongruous right eye position, diplopia, and restricted extraocular movement. Neuroimages revealed a right orbital mass originating from the orbital roof. After resection, histopathology revealed the mature teratoma. Conclusion: To the authors’ best knowledge, this is the first documented diploic origin of mature teratoma at the orbital roof.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/7ca71991-ca3c-432b-a6f1-6526122f06d5/featured/hero-1782421059696.png","publishDate":"2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.4103/sni.sni_81_18","categories":["Unique Case Observations","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/api/articles/7ca71991-ca3c-432b-a6f1-6526122f06d5/pdf"}