Intralabyrinthine schwannoma

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1994 Dec;120(12):1404-6. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1994.01880360094018.

Abstract

Intralabyrinthine schwannoma is a rare tumor. Until the present time, the diagnosis, for the most part, has been made either incidentally during labyrinthectomy or described as a pathologic finding during temporal bone histologic studies. This article presents a patient with long-standing dysequilibrium and hearing loss due to an intralabyrinthine schwannoma. Diagnosis was made on the basis of a magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium prior to surgery and confirmed pathologically on excision.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Audiometry
  • Biopsy
  • Gadolinium
  • Hearing Disorders / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Labyrinth Diseases / complications
  • Labyrinth Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Labyrinth Diseases / physiopathology
  • Labyrinth Diseases / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neurilemmoma / complications
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnosis*
  • Neurilemmoma / physiopathology
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery
  • Postural Balance*
  • Sensation Disorders / etiology*

Substances

  • Gadolinium