Abstract
The cerebellopontine angle (CPS) contains a number of important structures that include cranial nerves such as the sixth, seventh and the eight nerves, major arteries of the posterior circulation such as the basilar artery and its major rami. Major lesions of this area are nerve sheath tumors and meningiomas that require surgical treatment in patients with symptoms deriving mostly due to the compressive effects of such lesions. Normal anatomy, surgical treatment and indications are described and illustrated.
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Valente, V.M.F. (2018). Cerebellopontine Angle. In: Agarwal, N., Port, J. (eds) Neuroimaging: Anatomy Meets Function. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57427-1_26
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