Benign ependymal cyst of the pons

Clinical presentation, radiological aspects, surgical treatment and histology of a case of an ependyma-lined cyst of the pons are depicted. Slight psychomotor retardation and long-standing neurological signs associated with a marked dolichocephalic skull and right aortic arch suggest a congenital anomaly. Differential diagnosis of cystic lesions in the posterior fossa is discussed.