A case of cerebellopontine angle epidermoid cyst presenting as trigeminal neuropathy

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 534-536

  Muzammil, Sadat ^a   Leong, King Sun ^a  

^a WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebellopontine angle tumor; Differential diagnosis; MRI; Treatment options; Trigeminal nerve

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EPIDERMOID CYST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PONS ANGLE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASE;

ADULT; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; EPIDERMAL CYST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASES;

EID: 65649118094     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31819dc79b     Document Type: Article

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