Keywords
cerebellopontine angle - endoscope-assisted - epidermoid tumor - retrosigmoid approach
Fig. 1 (A) preoperative, T2-weight axial MRI showing a right CPA epidermoid cyst; (B) Microscopic view at the beginning of the operation after retromastoid craniectomy; (C) Microscopic view after the microscopic resection of the cyst; (D) Endoscopic view (0-degree endoscope) of the CPA. Note the now visible residuals attached to the origin of the trigeminal (V), facial (VII) and vestibulocochlear (VIII) nerves; (E and F) Endoscopic view (0-degree endoscope) and identification of hidden remnants close to the left oculomotor (III) nerve exit zone. MRI, magnetic resonance imaging, CPA, cerebellopontine angle, *cyst.
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