title: Medulloblastoma of the cerebellopontine angle--case report.
abstract: A 21-year-old male patient presented with a rare cerebellopontine angle medulloblastoma manifesting as cerebellar and long tract involvement signs and symptoms. The clinical and radiological characteristics of the lesion were similar to extraaxial lesions of cerebellopontine angle. The histological diagnosis of the lesion was medulloblastoma. Surgery achieved partial removal and was followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The patient remained well after 18 months. Medulloblastoma of the cerebellopontine angle is a relatively rare clinical entity and may occur as a dural-based extraaxial mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. kmakay45@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Kamil Melih
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Akay
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erdogan
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Izci
authors.forename: Ayper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Erdener
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Timurkaynak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography