Undiagnosed epidermoid cyst presenting as trigeminal neuralgia: A need for MRI

A case of an epidermoid cyst in the cerebello-pontine angle presenting with facial pain is reported. The tumour was discovered during neurovascular decompression of the fifth nerve. A pre-operative CT scan was normal. The role of neuroradiological investigation in young patients with trigeminal neur...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of neurosurgery 1994, Vol.8 (1), p.101-103
Hauptverfasser:	Fitt, Alan W., Pigott, Timothy J., Marks, Paul V.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Cerebellar Diseases - complications Cerebellar Diseases - diagnosis Cerebellar Diseases - surgery Cerebellopontine Angle - surgery Diagnosis, Differential Epidermal Cyst - complications Epidermal Cyst - diagnosis Epidermal Cyst - surgery Epidermoid cyst Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences MRI Nerve Compression Syndromes - complications Nerve Compression Syndromes - diagnosis Nerve Compression Syndromes - surgery Neurologic Examination Neurology Tomography, X-Ray Computed trigeminal neuralgia Trigeminal Neuralgia - diagnosis Trigeminal Neuralgia - etiology Trigeminal Neuralgia - surgery Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of an epidermoid cyst in the cerebello-pontine angle presenting with facial pain is reported. The tumour was discovered during neurovascular decompression of the fifth nerve. A pre-operative CT scan was normal. The role of neuroradiological investigation in young patients with trigeminal neuralgia is discussed.
ISSN:	0268-8697 1360-046X
DOI:	10.3109/02688699409002402