F Bonneville, J L Sarrazin, K Marsot-Dupuch, C Iffenecker, Y S Cordoliani, D Doyon, J F Bonneville
Tumors of the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) are frequent; acoustic neuromas and meningiomas represent the great majority of such tumors. However, a large variety of unusual lesions can also be encountered in the CPA. The site of origin is the main factor in making a preoperative diagnosis for an unusual lesion of the CPA. In addition, it is essential to analyze attenuation at computed tomography (CT), signal intensity at magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, enhancement, shape and margins, extent, mass effect, and adjacent bone reaction...
March 2001: Radiographics: a Review Publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc