Concurrent Vestibular Schwannoma and Meningioma Mimicking a Single Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor

ABSTRACT

Vestibular schwannomas account for ~;80% of cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumors, with meningiomas being the second most common tumor of the CPA. The occurrence of both a schwannoma and a meningioma in the cerebellopontine angle is rare. After obtaining Institutional Review Board approval, we present a case of a concurrent vestibular schwannoma and meningioma in the CPA mimicking a single tumor.

KEYWORDS

Acoustic neuroma - vestibular schwannoma - meningioma - cerebellopontine angle

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