Primary intralabyrinthine schwannoma.
This paper describes a case of primary intralabyrinthine schwannoma removed by transmastoid labyrinthectomy. This case, together with a review of other cases, suggests that the tendency to preserve hearing by surgical treatment of Meniere's disease and the tendency for these tumors not to be discovered unless a labyrinthectomy is performed may mask their occurrence rate. Furthermore, I would hereby introduce both surgical and pathologic evidence suggesting that there may be a predilection in the site of origin of such solitary tumors.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery