Differential Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Cerebellopontine Angle Cystic Lesions
2018 ◽
Vol 22
(3)
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pp. 110-115
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Cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumors in adults are mainly benign and extra-axial. Although the most common CPA lesion (vestibular schwannoma) is familiar to most neurosurgeons, cystic lesions of the CPA do pose an important diagnostic challenge demanding a careful consideration of a wide range of differential diagnosis including: epidermoid cysts, arachnoid cysts, cystic schwannomas, cystic meningiomas as well as other rare entities such as vascular and malignant tumoral lesions. The authors present a critical review of the current literature on cystic CPA lesions, providing an overview about possible differentials as well as guidelines for preoperative imaging evaluation of a cystic CPA lesion.
1994 ◽
Vol 101
(4)
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pp. 483-487
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2014 ◽
Vol 657
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pp. 392-396
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2009 ◽
Vol 133
(3)
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pp. 423-438
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