Cerebellopontine angle
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Dissection showing the projection fibers of the cerebellum
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Human brain midsagittal view
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| Latin | Angulus pontocerebellaris |
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| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
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The cerebellopontine angle is a structure at the margin of the cerebellum and pons. Cerebello-pontine angle is the area of lateral cistern containing CSF, arachnoid tissue, cranial nerves, and associate vessels. contents :
- Facial nerve (CN VII)
- Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)
- Flocculus of the cerebellum
- Lateral recess of the 4th ventricle
Clinical significance
Certain tumours arise in the cerebellopontine angle. They are:
- Vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma)
- Arachnoid cyst
- Facial nerve tumour
- Lipoma
- Meningioma
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