World Neurosurg
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Tumor-to-tumor metastasis is a rare but well-known phenomenon. Among the more than 100 intracranial tumors reported, meningiomas are the most common type, whereas schwannoma is extremely rare. ⋯ [(18)F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography is effective in the preoperative diagnosis of rapidly growing cerebellopontine angle tumors in patients with a history of malignancy.
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To depict the clinical, operative, and histological features of Rathke cleft cysts (RCCs) in consideration of therapeutic results and recurrence rates. ⋯ When RCCs are recognized intraoperatively, the evacuation of their contents and partial cyst obliteration generally afford dramatic improvements in a patient's clinical signs and symptoms, along with low complications and rate of recurrence.