Acoustic Neurinoma (Schwannoma)

Acoustic Neurinoma (Schwannoma) •A coronal section through the cerebellum and pons •The round greyish mass adjacent to the pons is the most common cerebellar-pontine angle tumor - the acoustic neuroma (schwannoma) which arises from the eighth nerve and other sensory nerves (Description By:Margaret Grunnet,M.D. ) (Image Contrib. by: UCHC )