Abstract
The authors report a case with a cerebellopontine angle cystic mass. Computed tomography scan failed to demonstrate the lesion. Vertebral angiogram revealed an extra-axial lesion in the cerebellopontine angle. After successful surgical removal, it was found to be a respiratory epithelial lining cyst. The literature and histogenesis of this lesion are reviewed.
MeSH terms
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Cerebellar Diseases / pathology
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Cerebellar Diseases / physiopathology
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Cerebellar Diseases / surgery
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Cerebellopontine Angle / diagnostic imaging
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Cerebellopontine Angle / pathology*
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Cerebellopontine Angle / surgery
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Cerebral Angiography
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Cranial Nerve Diseases / physiopathology
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Cysts / diagnostic imaging
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Cysts / pathology*
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Cysts / surgery
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Female
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Humans
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Hydrocephalus / physiopathology
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Middle Aged
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Paralysis / physiopathology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed