title: MR appearance of intracanalicular eighth nerve lipoma.
abstract: The authors present the MR appearance of an intracanalicular eighth nerve lipoma in a 30-year-old woman, describe the clinical manifestations, and discuss the possible etiology; biopsy findings were conclusive. Precontrast T1-weighted images should be obtained.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004424:Ear Canal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D000160:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*