An epithelial cyst in the cerebellopontine angle. Case report.
A case of a benign epithelial cyst in the posterior cranial fossa is described. It had the unique histological feature of a double-layered cuboidal epithelial lining. Detailed immunohistochemical and electron microscopic studies supported an endodermal origin. The differential diagnosis and the histogenesis of epithelial cysts in the central nervous system are discussed.
Leung
S Y
SY
Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong.
Ng
T H
TH
Fung
C F
CF
Fan
Y W
YW
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed