Acoustic neuromata (AN) account for nearly 90 per cent of internal aud
itory canal (IAC) and cerebello-pontine angle (CPA) tumours. The secon
d most common tumour is meningioma. Rare lesions include primary chole
steatoma, facial neuroma, lipoma, angioma and various cysts. Two cases
of IAC tumour are presented, one of hamartoma in which smooth muscle
was prominent and the other of lymphangioma. Of interest are the speci
fic clinical and radiological features associated with these lesions.