Computed tomography of a cerebellopontine angle lipoma.
In this report we document the clinical, radiologic, surgical, and pathologic features of a cerebellopontine angle (CPA) lipoma, including the CT visualization of the seventh and eighth cranial nerves passing through the middle of the lesion, a feature previously undescribed. Comparison is made with other reported CPA lipomas.
D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed