Messaoud Ola, Guelzim Yousra, Sqalli Houssaini Abdelkader, Fikri Meriem, Jiddane Mohamed, Touarsa Firdaous
Intracranial epidermoid cysts, also referred to as intracranial primary cholesteatomas, are uncommon, benign tumors characterized by slow, linear growth patterns akin to normal epidermal tissue. They typically become symptomatic around age 43, with a slight female predominance, and are most frequently located in the cerebellopontine angle. This summary presents the case of a 62-year-old woman suffering from paroxysmal excruciating pain of the right hemiface, indicative of trigeminal neuralgia, linked to an intracranial epidermoid cyst in the cerebellopontine angle...
2024: SAGE Open Medical Case Reports