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Cerebellopontine angle craniopharyngioma
1University of Ankara, Ibni Sina Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Turkey.
Neurochirurgia
|January 1, 1990
Summary
This report details a rare cerebellopontine angle craniopharyngioma, often misdiagnosed preoperatively. Surgical removal via suboccipital approach was successful for this cystic tumor.
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgery
- Neuropathology
- Oncology
Background:
- Craniopharyngiomas are typically suprasellar tumors.
- Presentation as a primary cerebellopontine angle tumor is exceptionally rare.
- Preoperative diagnosis of this rare variant is challenging.