Benign ependymal cyst of the pons.
Clinical presentation, radiological aspects, surgical treatment and histology of a case of an ependyma-lined cyst of the pons are depicted. Slight psychomotor retardation and long-standing neurological signs associated with a marked dolichocephalic skull and right aortic arch suggest a congenital anomaly. Differential diagnosis of cystic lesions in the posterior fossa is discussed.
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000473:pathology; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004805:Ependyma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed