Table 2:

Intralabyrinthine distribution of the 52 intralabyrinthine schwannomas at initial MR imaging

Initial Lesion LocationNo. of Patients, %
Intracochlear42 (80.7)
    Basal turn4 (7.7)
        ST3 (5.8)
        SV + ST1 (1.9)
    Second turn10 (19.2)
        ST9 (17.3)
        SV + ST1 (1.9)
    Apical turn6 (11.5)
        ST4 (7.7)
        SV + ST2 (3.8)
    Basal turn + second turn17 (32.7)
        ST8 (15.4)
        ST and SV of both turns5 (9.8)
        ST basal turn and ST + SV second turn3 (5.8)
        ST + SV basal turn and ST second turn1 (1.9)
    Apical turn + second turn5 (9.5)
        ST2 (3.8)
        SV1 (1.9)
        ST apical turn and SV + ST second turn2 (3.8)
Intravestibular7 (13.5)
    Anterior portion1 (1.9)
    SCCs2 (3.8)
    (Anterior + posterior) vestibule + SSC3 (5.8)
    Anterior vestibule + SCCs1 (1.9)
Anterior vestibula + all cochlear turns3 (5.8)
  • Note:—ST indicates scala tympani; SV, scala vestibuli; SCC, semicircular canal.