Cerebellopontine angle germinoma. A case report.
A case of ectopic germinoma in the cerebellopontine angle with peripheral facial palsy and complete hearing loss on the left side is presented. The diagnosis was confirmed histopathologically. The unusual location of the tumor is stressed, and current management recommendations are reviewed.
Kurtsoy
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Department of Neurosurgery, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
Pasaoglu
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Oktem
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Kontas
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D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003399:Craniotomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018237:Germinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed