Ectopic cerebellar tissue in the occipital bone: a case report

Abstract Background Ectopic cerebellar tissue located distantly from the normal cerebellum is very rare, and its pathophysiology remains to be elucidated. Case presentation We report an extremely rare case of intraosseous ectopic cerebellum detected incidentally at suboccipital craniotomy in a 46-ye...

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Main Authors: Mariko Kawashima, Masahito Kobayashi, Keisuke Ishizawa, Takamitsu Fujimaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1394-0