Cerebellar tonsils
Last revised by Craig Hacking on 3 Sep 2020
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Smith C, Hacking C, Lorente E, et al. Cerebellar tonsils. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 04 Oct 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-54630
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18 Jul 2017,
Callum Smith
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The cerebellar tonsils are ovoid structures on the inferomedial surface of each cerebellar hemisphere. They are attached to the underlying cerebellum by the tonsillar peduncle 1-4.
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Gross Anatomy
Relations
- medial: uvula of the vermis
- superior: flocculonodular lobe
- anterior: posterior surface of the medulla and the cerebellomedullary fissure
- posteroinferior: cisterna magna
Blood Supply
Arterial blood supply to the cerebellar tonsils is through an anastomosis of branches from the anterior inferior cerebellar and posterior inferior cerebellar arteries 3,4.
Related Pathology
References
- 1. Ramos, Alejandro, Chaddad-Neto, Feres, Dória-Netto, Hugo Leonardo, Campos-Filho, José Maria de, Oliveira, Evandro. Cerebellar anatomy as applied to cerebellar microsurgical resections. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 70 (6): 441. doi:10.1590/S0004-282X2012000600011
- 2. Fernández AA, Guerrero AI, Martínez MI, Vázquez ME, Fernández JB, Chesa i Octavio E, Labrado Jde L, Silva ME, de Araoz MF, García-Ramos R, Ribes MG, Gómez C, Valdivia JI, Valbuena RN, Ramón JR. Malformations of the craniocervical junction (Chiari type I and syringomyelia: classification, diagnosis and treatment). BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 10 Suppl 1: S1. doi:10.1186/1471-2474-10-S1-S1 - Pubmed
- 3. Susan Standring. Gray's Anatomy. ISBN: 9780443066849
- 4. Toshio Matsushima. Microsurgical Anatomy and Surgery of the Posterior Cranial Fossa. ISBN: 9784431541837
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Cases:
- Chiari 1.5 malformation
- Shunt overdrainage
- Bilateral cerebellar tonsil infarction
- Lipomyelocele with tethered cord
- Chiari I with syrinx and skull base anomalies
- Chiari I malformation with syrinx
- Chiari II malformation - subependymal heterotopia - absent septum pellucidum
- Cerebellum inferior surface (Gray's illustration)
- Posterior circulation infarction
- Cerebellar abscess
- Lipomyelocele
- Chiari I malformation with syrinx
- Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome and Chiari I malformation
- Cervical myelomeningocele
- Chiari II malformation - fetal MRI
- Cerebral miliary tuberculosis
- Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Leptomeningeal drop metastases - medulloblastoma
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