====== Cerebellopontine angle (CPA) ======

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Structure at the margin of the [[cerebellum]] and [[pons]].

===== Contents =====

1- [[Facial Nerve]]. (CN VII)

2- [[Vestibulocochlear nerve]] (CN VIII)

3- [[Flocculus]] of the cerebellum

4- lateral recess of the [[fourth ventricle]]

It is where [[vestibular schwannoma]]s are usually found.

There are great variation in anatomical location and involvement of neurovascular structures in the CPA. With this knowledge, they present certain technical lessons that may be useful in preserving nerve function during surgery and, in doing so, hope to provide neurosurgeons and neurootologists with valuable information that may help to achieve optimum outcomes in patients
((Sampath P, Rini D, Long DM. Microanatomical variations in the cerebellopontine
angle associated with vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuromas): a retrospective
study of 1006 consecutive cases. J Neurosurg. 2000 Jan;92(1):70-8. PubMed PMID:
10616085.
))

see:

[[Cerebellopontine angle cistern]]

===== Pathology =====

[[Cerebellopontine angle tumor]].

[[Cerebellopontine angle lesion]]s


===== Videos =====

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===== Cerebellopontine Angle Surgery =====

[[Cerebellopontine Angle Surgery]]