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Cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst

MedGen UID:
868490
•Concept ID:
C4022884
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Arachnoid cysts of the cerebellopontine angle
 
HPO: HP:0012487

Definition

An arachnoid cyst located at the margin of the cerebellum and pons. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Results of Surgical Treatment in Patients with Intracranial Arachnoid Cyst During Last 5 Years in a Referral Center in a Developing Country: Shiraz, Iran.
Masoudi M, Yousefi O, Azami P
World Neurosurg 2021 Jun;150:e420-e426. Epub 2021 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.03.038. PMID: 33727204
Non-schwannomatosis lesions of the internal acoustic meatus-a diagnostic challenge and management: a series report of nine cases.
Moura da Silva LF Jr, Buffon VA, Coelho Neto M, Ramina R
Neurosurg Rev 2015 Oct;38(4):641-8. Epub 2015 May 10 doi: 10.1007/s10143-015-0638-y. PMID: 25957055
Cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cysts in adult patients: what is the appropriate management?
Alaani A, Hogg R, Siddiq MA, Chavda SV, Irving RM
J Laryngol Otol 2005 May;119(5):337-41. doi: 10.1258/0022215053945903. PMID: 15949094

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Giant syringobulbia associated with cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst and hydrocephalus.
Muroi A, Syms NP, Oi S
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2011 Jul;8(1):30-4. doi: 10.3171/2011.4.PEDS10565. PMID: 21721885

Diagnosis

Tinnitus Triggered by a Cerebellopontine Arachnoid Cyst in an Adolescent.
Olsson SE, Ulualp SO, Kou YF
Am J Case Rep 2022 Nov 28;23:e938294. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.938294. PMID: 36437563Free PMC Article
Clinical characterization of novel chromosome 22q13 microdeletions.
Ha JF, Ahmad A, Lesperance MM
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Apr;95:121-126. Epub 2016 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.12.008. PMID: 28576520
Trochlear myokymia secondary to cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst.
Abhinav K, Park ND, Patel NK
Br J Neurosurg 2012 Oct;26(5):754-5. Epub 2012 Feb 10 doi: 10.3109/02688697.2011.641617. PMID: 22324436
Giant syringobulbia associated with cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst and hydrocephalus.
Muroi A, Syms NP, Oi S
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2011 Jul;8(1):30-4. doi: 10.3171/2011.4.PEDS10565. PMID: 21721885
Hearing loss attributable to a cerebellopontine-angle arachnoid cyst in a child.
Messerer M, Nouri M, Diabira S, Morandi X, Hamlat A
Pediatr Neurosurg 2009;45(3):214-9. Epub 2009 Jun 15 doi: 10.1159/000224618. PMID: 19521135

Therapy

Secondary Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by Cerebellopontine Angle Arachnoid Cyst in A 27-Year-Old Female: A Case Report.
Niryana IW, Tombeng MA, Lauren C, Maliawan S, Golden N, Mahadewa TGB, Maliawan MGD
Acta Neurol Taiwan 2024 Jun 30;33(2):76-80. PMID: 37968093

Prognosis

Giant syringobulbia associated with cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst and hydrocephalus.
Muroi A, Syms NP, Oi S
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2011 Jul;8(1):30-4. doi: 10.3171/2011.4.PEDS10565. PMID: 21721885
Cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst: a case of hemifacial spasm caused by an organic lesion other than neurovascular compression: case report.
Mastronardi L, Taniguchi R, Caroli M, Crispo F, Ferrante L, Fukushima T
Neurosurgery 2009 Dec;65(6):E1205; discussion E1205. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000360155.18123.D1. PMID: 19934941

Clinical prediction guides

Cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst: a case of hemifacial spasm caused by an organic lesion other than neurovascular compression: case report.
Mastronardi L, Taniguchi R, Caroli M, Crispo F, Ferrante L, Fukushima T
Neurosurgery 2009 Dec;65(6):E1205; discussion E1205. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000360155.18123.D1. PMID: 19934941

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