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Abstract

J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2013; 4(2): 210-2.
doi  10.4103/0976-3147.112772
PMID 3724311

A rare case of an extra-axial cavernous angioma in the cerebellopontine angle

Abstract


Intracranial extra-axial cavernous angiomas are rare lesions. We report a rare case of extra-axial cavernous angioma in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) in a 50-year-old male, who presented with lower cranial nerve palsy and gait ataxia. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain showed a hyperdense lesion in the left cerebellopontine angle. The lesion was totally excised by the retrosigmoid approach and a pathological examination confirmed the lesion to be a cavernous angioma. Following surgery, the lower cranial nerve palsy recovered significantly.

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