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

A W Fitt; T J Pigott; P V Marks

doi:10.3109/02688699409002402

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

Br J Neurosurg. 1994;8(1):101-3. doi: 10.3109/02688699409002402.

Authors

A W Fitt¹, T J Pigott, P V Marks

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, General Infirmary, Leeds.

PMID: 8011184
DOI: 10.3109/02688699409002402

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cerebellar Diseases / complications*
Cerebellar Diseases / diagnosis
Cerebellar Diseases / surgery
Cerebellopontine Angle / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Epidermal Cyst / complications*
Epidermal Cyst / diagnosis
Epidermal Cyst / surgery
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Nerve Compression Syndromes / complications
Nerve Compression Syndromes / diagnosis
Nerve Compression Syndromes / surgery
Neurologic Examination
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Trigeminal Neuralgia / diagnosis
Trigeminal Neuralgia / etiology*
Trigeminal Neuralgia / surgery