Los lipomas del ángulo pontocerebeloso son lesiones extremadamente raras, de origen probablemente congénito, que producen sintomatología focal lentamente progresiva. En la literatura se han descrito 90 casos de lipomas en esta localización.
Se presenta un caso de lipoma del ángulo pontocerebeloso en un varón de 44 años con un cuadro de 7 meses de evolución de hipoacusia derecha y acúfenos.
Se revisa posteriormente la literatura publicada sobre estas lesiones y las diferentes posibilidades diagnósticas y terapéuticas, concluyendo que dichas lesiones no son tratables mediante cirugía.
Lipomas of the cerebellopontine angle are extremely rarem. These tumors are probably maldevelopment lesions which can cause slowly progreesive neurological symptoms. Icluding the present case, 90 lipomas in this localización have been described in the literature.
The authors report a case of cerebellopontine angle lipoma in a 44-year-old male patient who suffered right hearing loss and tinnitus during seven months.
The literature concerning this rare cerebellopontine angle tumor is review. The symptoms, radiological features and surgical management are discussed.
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