TY - JOUR
T1 - Retrosigmoid approach for resection of petrous apex meningioma
AU - de Souza, Daniel G.
AU - Ditzel Filho, Leo F.S.
AU - Makonnen, Girma
AU - Zoli, Matteo
AU - Naudy, Cristian
AU - Muto, Jun
AU - Prevedello, Daniel M.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - We present the case of a 50-year-old female with a 1-year history of right-side facial numbness, as well as an electric shock-like sensation on the right-side of the face and tongue. She was previously diagnosed with vertigo and trigeminal neuralgia. MRI was obtained showing a large right cerebellopontine angle mass. A retrosigmoid approach was performed and total removal was achieved after dissection of tumor from brainstem and cranial nerves IV, V, VI, VII and VIII. Pathology confirmed the diagnosis of a meningioma (WHO Grade I). The patient was discharged neurologically intact on the third postoperative day free of complications. The video can be found here: http://youtu.be/-tR0FtMiUDg .
AB - We present the case of a 50-year-old female with a 1-year history of right-side facial numbness, as well as an electric shock-like sensation on the right-side of the face and tongue. She was previously diagnosed with vertigo and trigeminal neuralgia. MRI was obtained showing a large right cerebellopontine angle mass. A retrosigmoid approach was performed and total removal was achieved after dissection of tumor from brainstem and cranial nerves IV, V, VI, VII and VIII. Pathology confirmed the diagnosis of a meningioma (WHO Grade I). The patient was discharged neurologically intact on the third postoperative day free of complications. The video can be found here: http://youtu.be/-tR0FtMiUDg .
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U2 - 10.3171/2014.V1.FOCUS13456
DO - 10.3171/2014.V1.FOCUS13456
M3 - Article
C2 - 24380515
AN - SCOPUS:84924926475
SN - 1092-0684
VL - 36
SP - 1
JO - Neurosurgical focus
JF - Neurosurgical focus
IS - 1
ER -