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. 1998 Jun-Jul;19(6):1113-5.

Unusual CT and MR appearance of an epidermoid tumor of the cerebellopontine angle.

M Ochi 1, K Hayashi 1, T Hayashi 1, M Morikawa 1, A Ogino 1, R Hashmi 1, M Iwanaga 1, A Yasunaga 1, S Shibata 1
PMCID: PMC8338666  PMID: 9672021

Abstract

We present a case of an unusual epidermoid tumor of the cerebellopontine angle that appeared hyperdense on CT scans and hyperintense on T1- and T2-weighted MR images. We believe that these imaging characteristics were caused by a high protein concentration within the contents of the cyst.

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