Cerebellopontine Angle Epidermoid Cyst: Case Report

Fabio Di Giustino, Rudi Pecci, Beatrice Giannoni, Paolo Vannucchi

Department of Surgical Sciences Oto-Neuro-Ophthalmology—Service of Audiology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

DOI: 10.4236/ijohns.2013.21002                

Abstract

Epidermoid cysts are rare congenital tumors of the central nervous system (CNS), histologically benign and slow- growing lesions. Their frequency among primitive intracranial tumors is about 1% and they account for 40% of all intracranial epidermoid of the cerebellopontine angle (CPA); there they constitute the third most frequent neoplasm (5%), after acoustic neuromas and meningiomas. We report the case of a patient with a paucisymptomatic epidermoid cyst of the CPA.

Keywords

Primary Brain Tumor; Epidermoid Cyst; Cerebellopontine Angle; Stapedius Reflex; Gaze-Evoked

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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