title: Cavernous hemangioma of the internal auditory meatus.
abstract: A case is reported of angiomatous malformation involving the facial and vestibilocochlear nerves within the internal auditory meatus. The relative incidence of tumors and other space-occupying lesions occurring in this area is reviewed, along with the relative advantages of different imaging techniques.
authors.affiliation: Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Barnet General Hospital, Herts, England.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Madden
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Sirimanna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed