Thrombosed posterior-inferior cerebellar artery aneurysm: a rare cerebellopontine angle tumour.
A case report of a thrombosed posterior-inferior cerebellar artery aneurysm is described. The tumour masqueraded as a vestibular schwannoma on imaging but the presenting features were unusual, the facial pain and weakness predominating despite well preserved hearing. This is an example of a rare cerebellopontine angle tumour and highlights the need for suspicion when lesions present atypically.
Morris
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DP
Department of Otoneurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
Ballagh
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RH
Hong
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Moffat
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Hardy
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DG
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001158:Arteries; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed