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  • Title: Therapeutic considerations in cerebellopontine angle lipomas inducing hemifacial spasm.
    Author: Ruggieri RM, Manfrè L, Calbucci F, Piccoli F.
    Journal: Neurol Sci; 2000 Oct; 21(5):329-31. PubMed ID: 11286047.
    Abstract:
    Lipoma is a very rare tumour at the cerebellopontine angle. We report a case of incomplete hemifacial spasm, associated with a lipoma involving and compressing both facial and acoustic nerves at their origin in the brainstem. The patient was treated with medical therapy (botulinum toxin A) and surgery. We present a review of the last ten years of the literature, with particular regard to management.
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