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Case Report
4 (
2
); 210-212
doi:
10.4103/0976-3147.112772

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

Department of Neurosurgery, Suraksha Hospital, Vijayawada, India
Department of Neurosurgery, Adarsh Hospital, V.L Puram, Rajahmundry, India
Departments of Pathology, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Department of Radiology, Suraksha Hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Ghanta Department of Neurosurgery, Suraksha Hospital Anjamma Street, Prajashakti Nagar, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh India ghantarajesh@yahoo.co.in

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Abstract

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

Keywords

Cavernous angioma
cerebellopontine angle
cavernous hemangioma

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