CYSTIC CAVERNOUS MALFORMATION OF THE CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE

A 46 year old male presented with a cerebellopontine angle syndrome. C T scan and MRI revealed a cystic mass with a solid nodule in the cereb ellopontine angle. At surgery, a vascular lesion was encountered which was totally excised in two stages. The histopathology was consistent with that of a cavernous malformation. Only four such cases have been reported so far in the English literature, The clinical and radiologic al features and the surgical management are discussed. (C) 1998 Elsevi er Science B.V. All rights reserved.