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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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Received: 20 January 2000 / Accepted in revised form: 24 November 2000
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Ruggieri, R., Manfrè, L., Calbucci, F. et al. Therapeutic considerations in cerebellopontine angle lipomas inducing hemifacial spasm. Neurol Sci 21, 329–331 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100720070072
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100720070072