[Epidermoid cyst of the cerebellopontine angle].

Results: Chart review identified 17 patients. The most common symptom at diagnosis was tinnitus, followed by sensorineural hearing loss, vertigo, facial pain, and headache. Physical exam revealed facial hypesthesias in 3 patients, facial paresis in 2 patients, while 14 patients had no physical exam findings on presentation. MRI studies of all patients revealed lesions which are isodense with brain on T1, brighter on T2, and do not show contrast enhancement. Surgical approaches included retrosigmoid, translabrynthine, or combined. The most common complication was profound SNHL, followed by temporary cranial nerve 7 paresis, CSF leak, and recurrent disease.