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A case of a cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst spontaneously disappeared is reported. A 1-year-and-11-month old boy was suffered from sudden onset of left facial palsy. CT scan demonstrated dilatation of left internal auditory canal and a cystic lesion in the left cerebellopontine angle. Neurological examination disclosed only left facial palsy and left hearing loss. There was no signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure. He was followed up by CT scan. Repeated CT scan showed non-enhanced cystic lesion, the attenuation value of which was similar to that of cerebrospinal fluid. The cyst expanded gradually, and the brain stem was severely compressed. Then operation was planned under the diagnosis of left cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst about 2 years after the onset. But CT scan performed before operation showed disappearance of the cyst. Without operation the patient was followed by CT scan. There is no recurrence of the cyst. Natural history of arachnoid cyst will be well understood with repeated CT scan.
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