title: Cavernous angioma of the cerebello-pontine angle: a case report.
abstract: A case of cavernous angioma involving the facial nerve is described. The patient presented with decreased hearing on one side and after investigation a small mass was discovered enlarging the internal auditory meatus. The final diagnosis was made at operation. The pathology of this type of malformation is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Gough-Cooper Department of Neurological Surgery, National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen Square, London, UK.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bordi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Symon
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Cheesman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male