title: Epidermoid tumor of the pons.
abstract: Epidermoid tumors originating from the brainstem are extremely rare. The authors report a patient with an intraaxial epidermoid tumor of the pons. The tumor involved most of the pons and had a small exophytic component.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ege University Hospital, Bornova, 35100 Izmir, Turkey. rnsener@hotmail.com, rnsener@med.ege.edu.tr
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Sener
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mechl
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Prokes
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Valek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020295:Brain Stem Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity