Arachnoid cyst - cerebellopontine angle

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Chronic headache. Incidental finding.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male

Small extra-axial cystic lesion at the right cerebellopontine angle (CPA) of CSF signal on all sequences with no restricted diffusion on DWI / ADC.

Case Discussion

The MRI finding is most consistent with an arachnoid cyst of the cerebellopontine angle (incidental finding in this case).

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