title: A rare case of an extra-axial cavernous angioma in the cerebellopontine angle.
abstract: Intracranial extra-axial cavernous angiomas are rare lesions. We report a rare case of extra-axial cavernous angioma in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) in a 50-year-old male, who presented with lower cranial nerve palsy and gait ataxia. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain showed a hyperdense lesion in the left cerebellopontine angle. The lesion was totally excised by the retrosigmoid approach and a pathological examination confirmed the lesion to be a cavernous angioma. Following surgery, the lower cranial nerve palsy recovered significantly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Suraksha Hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Rajesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Ghanta
authors.forename: Perumallu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tangella
authors.forename: Kalyan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koti
authors.forename: Srinivas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dandamudi
keywords: Cavernous angioma; cavernous hemangioma; cerebellopontine angle
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