Cerebellopontine angle paraganglioma - report of a case and review of literature

J Neurooncol. 2005 Aug;74(1):65-9. doi: 10.1007/s11060-004-5952-0.

Abstract

Majority of the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumors are acoustic neuromas, while bulk of the non-acoustic tumors are formed by meningiomas and epidermoid cysts. Primary paraganglioma is a rare tumor in this location, with only two such cases having been reported in the literature, till date. Recently, a case has been described wherein a paraganglioma was apparently arising as a primary lesion in the cerebellar hemisphere. We report another case of an intracranial paraganglioma of the CPA in a 40-year-old female, which did not have any vascular attachment but had focal cerebellar extension.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / surgery
  • Cerebellopontine Angle / pathology*
  • Cerebellopontine Angle / surgery
  • Cerebellopontine Angle / ultrastructure
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Paraganglioma / metabolism
  • Paraganglioma / pathology*
  • Paraganglioma / surgery