Choroidal epithelial cyst in the cerebellopontine angle associated with trigeminal neuralgia--case report.
The authors describe the case of a 37-year-old female with a symptomatic epithelial cyst in the cerebellopontine angle, which is extremely rare. The cyst caused trigeminal neuralgia, which completely disappeared following its removal. The histological diagnosis was choroidal epithelial fluid-filled cyst. The wall of the cyst consisted of a single layer of epithelial cells with microvilli and a basement membrane.
Urasaki
E
E
Fukumura
A
A
Ito
Y
Y
Itoyama
Y
Y
Koga
K
K
Ushio
Y
Y
Kuratsu
J
J
Yokota
A
A
Matsuoka
S
S
D000328:Adult; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology*