Spontaneous lateral pontine hemorrhage with associated trigeminal nerve root hematoma.
Spontaneous hemorrhage into the lateral part of the pons with sequelae compatible with survival has been documented previously. The author describes an unusual case with spontaneous hemorrhage into the lateral pons, with intraneural extension into the right trigeminal nerve root. Radiological features were of an expanding mass of the cerebellopontine angle. The patient was treated surgically with success.
Division of Surgery, Subang Jaya Medical Centre, Selangor, Malaysia.
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D000368:Aged; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011149:Pons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*