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cerebellopontine [ser′əbel′ōpon′tīn] Etymology: L, cerebellum + pons, bridge leading from the cerebellum to the pons varolii. cerebellopontine conducting or passing from the cerebellum to the pons varolii. cerebellopontine abscess usually complications of otitis media generated by pharyngeal infection. See also brain abscess. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Petrosal presigmoid approach to the petro-clival and anterior cerebellopontine region (extended retrolabyrinthine, transtentorial approach). 6,7) Several reports in the literature have described cases of neurosarcoidosis presenting as a mass in the cerebellopontine angle, (8) sphenoid wing, (9) brain stem, (10) fronto-temporal area, (11) cerebellum, (11) cavernous sinus, (12) and pituitary gland. The cells bodies of vestibular nerve afferents are located in the superior or inferior divisions of Scarpa's ganglia, which lie within the internal auditory canal near the emergence of the vestibular nerve into the cerebellopontine angle. |
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