Cerebellopontine angle tumours
30 June 2010
- Cerebellopontine angle is the anatomical space between the cerebellum and the pons
- Various tumours occur in this region. They are:
- Acoustic neuroma – most common
- Meningioma
- Cholesteatoma
- Arachnoid cyst
- Schwannoma of cranial nerves
- Aneurysms
- Glomus tumour
- Metastasis
- It results in cerebellopontine angle syndrome with features arising due to the compression of cranial nerves by the tumour
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