Extra-axial cavernomas of the cerebellopontine angle involving the seventh-eighth nerve complex

Extra-axial cavernous malformations (cavernomas) of the central nervous system are rare. Although occasional cases located in different parts of the central nervous system have been reported, only five cases of extra-axial cavernous malformation in the cerebellopontine angle are to be found. We desc...

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Published in:Neurosurgical review 2002-08, Vol.25 (4), p.222-224
Main Authors: BESKONAKLI, Etem, KAPTANOGLU, Erkan, OKUTAN, Ozerk, SOLAROGLU, Ihsan, TASKIN, Yamac
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis
Cerebellopontine Angle
Diagnosis, Differential
Facial Nerve - pathology
Hemangioma, Cavernous - diagnosis
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Neuroma, Acoustic - diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vestibulocochlear Nerve - pathology
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Summary:Extra-axial cavernous malformations (cavernomas) of the central nervous system are rare. Although occasional cases located in different parts of the central nervous system have been reported, only five cases of extra-axial cavernous malformation in the cerebellopontine angle are to be found. We describe here two additional cases of cavernomas in the cerebellopontine angle causing hearing loss and tinnitus presenting as vestibular schwannoma.
ISSN:0344-5607
1437-2320
DOI:10.1007/s10143-002-0219-8