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American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol 19, Issue 6 1113-1115, Copyright © 1998 by American Society of Neuroradiology

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

M Ochi, K Hayashi, T Hayashi, M Morikawa, A Ogino, R Hashmi, M Iwanaga, A Yasunaga and S Shibata
Department of Radiology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Sakamoto, Japan.

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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