Paraganglioma of the cerebellopontine angle. Case presentation and pathological considerations

Vol. 46 No. 3, 2005

ROMANIAN JOURNAL of MORPHOLOGY and EMBRYOLOGY

Carmen Ardeleanu, L. Danaila, D. Arsene

Paragangliomas (glomus tumors) arise from the extra-adrenal neuroendocrine system. They are benign but locally aggressive tumors, causing bone destruction and compression related symptoms. We present a case of paraganglioma of the cerebellopontine angle. Emphasis on possible difficulties in clinical, imaging or pathological identification, and surgical removal is done. To the best of our knowledge, only one more case was reported arising in the cerebellopontine angle.

Corresponding author: Carmen Ardeleanu, MD, PhD, e-mail: carmena@vbabes.ro

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