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Primary Cerebellopontine Angle Melanocytoma: Review [PDF]
Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports, 2012 Introduction Primary cerebellopontine angle melanocytomas (PCPAMs) are very rare. Their natural history and prognosis are not fully understood. We reviewed the literature and add a new case to analyze PCPAM's presentation, radiological features, and ...
Isaac Phang +3 more
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[Anatomy of the cerebellopontine angle].
Der Radiologe, 2007 The cerebellopontine angle (CPA) is an anatomically complex region of the brain. In this article we describe the anatomy of the CPA cisterns, of the internal auditory canal, the topography of the cerebellum and brainstem, and the neurovascular structures of this area.
Grunwald, I +4 more
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Contemporary Oncology, 2017 Medulloblastoma (MB) is a highly aggressive soft tissue neoplasm, classified as a primitive neuroectodermal tumor. It is the most common posterior fossa tumor in children, but occurs rarely in adults.
Kelvin M. Pińa Batista +5 more
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Sudden death associated with lipoma of the cerebellopontine angle
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2022 Intracranial lipomas are rare benign tumors considered exceptional when localized in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA), with an incidence of 0.1% of the total number of expansive processes located in this area.
Stefano Tambuzzi +3 more
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Cerebellopontine angle facial schwannoma relapsing towards middle cranial fossa
Clinics and Practice, 2011 Facial nerve schwannomas involving posterior and middle fossas are quite rare. Here, we report an unusual case of cerebellopontine angle facial schwannoma that involved the middle cranial fossa, two years after the first operation.
Takafumi Nishizaki +5 more
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[Vascular anomalies of the cerebellopontine angle].
Der Radiologe, 2007 Vascular anomalies of the cerebellopontine angle are rare compared to tumors in this area. Irritation of the trigeminal, facial, or vestibulocochlear nerve may cause trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm and vertigo, or tinnitus accordingly. Vessel loops in the cerebellopontine cisterns may cause compression at the root entry or exit zone of the ...
Papanagiotou, P +5 more
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Cerebellopontine angle meningioma presenting with hearing loss [PDF]
, 2010 We present the case of a 48-year-old woman with a cerebellopontine angle meningioma who presented with sensorineural hearing loss. The lesion was nearly 4 cm in maximum dimension and extended into the internal auditory canal.
Chew, Felix S. +2 more
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Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2017 Background: Facial paralysis remains as one of the major morbidities of surgery of cerebellopontine angle tumors. The preoperative standard Magnetic Resonance Image does not identify, with precision, the path of the facial nerve.
Gonçalo Neto d'Almeida +4 more
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Vascular Loops at the Cerebellopontine Angle and their Correlation with Otological Symptoms [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2019 Introduction: The most common otologic symptoms include hearing loss, tinnitus and dizziness. Cerebellopontine angle is an anatomical structure at which the vascular and neural structures highly interact with each other.
D Padma Reka +5 more
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Densely Calcified Atypical Choroid Plexus Papilloma at the Cerebellopontine Angle in an Adult
Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports, 2013 Choroid plexus papilloma is a rare benign tumor accounting for 0.5% of all intracranial tumors. The majority of choroid plexus papillomas occur during the first 2 years of life in the ventricular system.
Masahiko Wanibuchi +2 more
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