title: Epidermoid tumour of the posterior fossa causing multiple facial pain--a case report.
abstract: A 53-year-old woman presented with three types of pain. The pains had characteristics of neuralgia of the fifth cranial nerve, ninth cranial nerve, and cluster headache. On further investigation, a tumour in the posterior fossa was observed and histologically shown to be an epidermoid tumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual, Francisco Morato de Oliveira, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Levyman
authors.forename: A dos S
authors.initials: Ados S
authors.lastname: Dagua Filho
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Volpato
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Settanni
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: de Lima
mesh_terms: D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000473:pathology*; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged