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Presentation was clinically indistinguishable from TN caused by vascular compression. Preoperative imaging, including computerized tomography scanning (two cases) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and MR angiography (three cases), failed to demonstrate an AVM except for one case in which multiple abnormal vessels were identified in the trigeminal REZ on an MR image obtained using a 1.5-tesla magnet. All patients underwent a standard retromastoid craniotomy. In all cases a small AVM embedded in the trigeminal REZ was identified and completely excised, with preservation of the trigeminal nerve. All patients experienced immediate relief of pain following surgery. Postoperatively, in one patient a small pontine hematoma developed, resulting in permanent trigeminal nerve anesthesia in the V2 and V3 divisions. All patients were free from pain at a mean follow-up period of 30 months.\n <\/jats:p>\n \n Conclusions.<\/jats:italic>\n These rare lesions are usually angiographically occult, but may sometimes be identifiable on high-resolution MR images. Total microsurgical resection with nerve preservation is possible, although operative complications are relatively common, reflecting the intimate association between these lesions and the pons. 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