Large Subependymoma Inferior to the Cerebellopontine Angle With Significant Obstructive Hydrocephalus: A Case Report on an Extremely Rare Tumor

Subependymomas are rare yet benign tumors that are commonly found within the ventricular system. We describe the case of a 51-year-old male presenting with hydrocephalus and progressive headaches found to have a right cerebellopontine angle (CPA) lesion encasing multiple blood vessels and cranial ne...

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Autores principales: Laghaei Farimani, Pedram, Fatehi, Mostafa, Chaharyn, Bradley M, Akagami, Ryojo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Neurosurgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8584333/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34790451
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18686
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Sumario:Subependymomas are rare yet benign tumors that are commonly found within the ventricular system. We describe the case of a 51-year-old male presenting with hydrocephalus and progressive headaches found to have a right cerebellopontine angle (CPA) lesion encasing multiple blood vessels and cranial nerves (CN). The lesion was resected subtotally via a retrosigmoid approach and was found to be a subependymoma. CPA subependymomas are extremely rare lesions. The neuroimaging and histopathological findings as well as a comprehensive literature review of similar cases are discussed.

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