Case report: Primary ependymoma of the trigeminal nerve presenting as trigeminal neuralgia

BACKGROUND: Ependymomas are usually found in the posterior fossa originating from the fourth ventricle. Primary ependymomas arising from cranial nerves are rare with only a handful of reported cases. Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is rarely due to space occupying lesions. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 20-year-old...

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Autores principales: Shah, Zara, Islam, Mohammad Yousuf, Suleman, Fatima, Memon, Aisha Hassan, Mubarak, Fatima, Shamim, Shahzad M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9479536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36128139
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_495_2022
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Ependymomas are usually found in the posterior fossa originating from the fourth ventricle. Primary ependymomas arising from cranial nerves are rare with only a handful of reported cases. Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is rarely due to space occupying lesions. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 20-year-old female presented with TN with a rare presentation of a pure extra-axial ependymoma involving the right trigeminal nerve in the cerebellopontine angle. CONCLUSION: It is essential to explore the possibility of a mass arising from the trigeminal nerve when investigating the cause of TN.

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