title: An exophytic brain stem glioblastoma in an elderly presenting as a cerebellopontine angle syndrome.
abstract: Exophytic brain stem gliomas are rare and are generally seen in paediatric population. These are usually low grade gliomas. We report a case of brainstem glioblastoma in an elderly patient presenting as a cerebellopontine mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. drpravin_salunke@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Pravin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salunke
authors.forename: Sukumar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sura
authors.forename: Manoj K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Tewari
authors.forename: Kirti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
mesh_terms: D020295:Brain Stem Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000209:etiology; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D020234:Gait Ataxia / Q000209:etiology; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000150:complications*; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome