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Pilocytic astrocytoma of the cerebellopontine angle mimicking vestibular schwannoma: report of a rare entity

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Abstract We present a rare case of a 55-yr old patient of pilocytic astrocytoma of the cerebello-pontine angle mimicking a vestibular schwannoma. The tumor protruded into the porus acusticus causing… Click to show full abstract

Abstract We present a rare case of a 55-yr old patient of pilocytic astrocytoma of the cerebello-pontine angle mimicking a vestibular schwannoma. The tumor protruded into the porus acusticus causing enlargement of the internal auditory meatus, which is quite an unusual feature of glial tumours.

Keywords: mimicking vestibular; pilocytic astrocytoma; vestibular schwannoma; angle mimicking

Journal Title: British Journal of Neurosurgery
Year Published: 2017

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