Cerebellopontine angle epidermoid tumor extending into the upper cervical spinal canal--case report.
A 61-year-old male with right facial pain and hearing loss was found to have a cerebellopontine angle epidermoid tumor that extended downward through the foramen magnum into the upper cervical spinal canal. The tumor was removed except for a small fragment of its capsule adherent to the brainstem. Only three such tumors with caudal extension have been reported.
Hasegawa
T
T
Komai
T
T
Kitabayashi
M
M
Yamano
K
K
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed