title: Cystic trochlear nerve neurinoma.
abstract: A case of a cystic neurinoma of the trochlear nerve, originally interpreted as an intrinsic brainstem lesion, is presented. The history of the disease, its clinical picture and surgical treatment are described in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Ljubljana Medical Center, Slovenia.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Dolenc
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coscia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014321:Trochlear Nerve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery