• World Neurosurg · Jul 2016

    Review Case Reports

    Cavernous malformation of the seventh cranial nerve- case report and review of literature.

    • Eesha Maiodna, Faiz U Ahmad, and Jacques J Morcos.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
    • World Neurosurg. 2016 Jul 1; 91: 676.e13-21.

    BackgroundCavernous malformations (CMs) arising in the cranial nerves are rare. Only a few cases of facial nerve CMs have been reported in the literature.Case DescriptionA 52-year old woman presented with headache, unilateral worsening facial weakness, and hearing loss. Imaging was suggestive of a CM of the cerebellopontine angle. Intraoperatively, a mulberry-shaped lesion was seen arising entirely within the seventh nerve. The patient underwent complete resection with sural nerve interposition graft.ConclusionsCMs are very rare but should be included in the differential diagnosis of cerebellopontine angle masses.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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