title: Malignant teratoma of the cerebellopontine angle: case report.
abstract: A case of malignant teratoma of the cerebellopontine angle is presented. Preoperative findings suggested an acoustic neurinoma or a meningioma. Particularly in adulthood, malignant teratomas arising in unusual locations can simulate common intracranial tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara Hospital of Ministry of Health, Turkey.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Iplikçioğlú
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Benli
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bertan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruacan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000175:diagnosis; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed