Eighth nerve lipoma. Case report.
A case of lipoma of the right eighth cranial nerve in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) is presented. The patient had a clinical, diagnostic, surgical, and postoperative course similar to that of patients with other small CPA tumors. The literature on this rare CPA tumor is reviewed and discussed.
D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000601:surgery* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D000159:Vestibulocochlear Nerve / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000160:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*