Ice cream cone sign (vestibular schwannoma)

Last revised by Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod on 15 Jul 2023

The ice cream cone sign refers to the appearance of a medium-sized (1.5 to 3.0 cm) vestibular schwannoma. The intracanalicular component represents the cone and the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) (cisternal) component representing the ice cream ball.

See also

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Cases and figures

  • Figure 1: ice cream cone (photo)
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  • Case 1: acoustic schwannoma
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  • Case 2
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  • Case 3
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  • Case 4
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  • Case 5
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