Nayak SB, Sumalatha S, Shetty SD. A rare additional lobe of cerebellum, projecting from its superior surface.
Anat Cell Biol 2022;
55:376-379. [PMID:
35692090 PMCID:
PMC9519761 DOI:
10.5115/acb.22.048]
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Abstract
Human cerebellum plays a vital role in motor coordination, regulation of muscle tone and maintaining the equilibrium of the body. It seldom shows anatomical/morphological variations. Herein, we report the presence of a small additional lobe projecting out on the superior surface of the right cerebellar hemisphere in the para-vermal area in an adult male cadaver. There was a notch on the tentorial surface of the occipital lobe of the right cerebral hemisphere, corresponding to the additional lobe of cerebellum. The additional lobe was histologically normal, with no evidence of any tumour cells. Knowledge of this variation is of importance to radiologists, neuroanatomists and neurosurgeons.
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