A rare presentation of intracranial cysticercosis involving the cerebellopontine angle

Abstract

Intracranial cysticercosis involving the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) is rare. Here we report a patient with intracranial cysticercosis in the left CPA; the initial diagnosis of the lesion was epidermoid cyst or cystic glioma. The patient subsequently underwent total lesion removal through a left suboccipital approach; however, postoperative histopathological examination showed the tumor to be an intracranial cysticercosis. The patient’s symptoms improved dramatically after microsurgery and praziquantel administration. Rare infection caused by cysticercosis involving the CPA should be highlighted in the differential diagnosis of intracranial space-occupying lesions.