MR appearance of intracanalicular eighth nerve lipoma.
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.
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Division of Neurosurgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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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*