Vestibular Schwannoma, MedPix™ : 4165 - Medical Image Database and Atlas

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Vestibular Schwannoma
Topic 4165 - Created: 2002-09-16 16:28:29-04 - Modified: 2004-03-21 04:17:19-05

ACR Index: 1.3

Cerebellopontine angle masses:
Most commonly are schwannomas (75%), from the vestibular portion of the vestibulo-chochlear nerve. Less likely to arise from CN 7.
DDx: “SAME”
S- schwannoma
A- Aneurysm, arachnoid cyst
M- Menigioma, Mets
E- Epidermoid, ependymoma.

This case has the classic ice-cream cone appearance of a schwannoma with the apex directed into the IAC. The other diagnoses are eliminated by the location and imaging characteristics.

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Location: Brain and Neuro	Sublocation: Cerebellopontine Cistern	Category: Neoplasm, non-glial
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