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Cerebellopontine angle pilocytic astrocytoma mimicking acoustic schwannoma

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We describe a case of pilocytic astrocytoma of the cerebellum mimicking an acoustic schwannoma. The tumour protruded into the porus acusticus and enlarged the internal auditory meatus, which is a quite unusual characteristic of glial tumours.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan e-mail address: takada.nsrg@med. tmd.ac.jp, Tel.: +81-3-58 03-52 66, Fax: +81-3-58 03-01 40, , , , , , JP

    Y. Takada, K. Ohno, M. Tamaki & K. Hirakawa

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  1. Y. Takada
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Received: 2 February 1999 Accepted: 21 April 1999

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Takada, Y., Ohno, K., Tamaki, M. et al. Cerebellopontine angle pilocytic astrocytoma mimicking acoustic schwannoma. Neuroradiology 41, 949–950 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050874

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