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We describe a case of pilocytic astrocytoma of the cerebellum mimicking an acoustic schwannoma. The tumour protruded into the porus acusticus and enlarged the internal auditory meatus, which is a quite unusual characteristic of glial tumours.
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Received: 2 February 1999 Accepted: 21 April 1999
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Takada, Y., Ohno, K., Tamaki, M. et al. Cerebellopontine angle pilocytic astrocytoma mimicking acoustic schwannoma. Neuroradiology 41, 949–950 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050874
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050874