title: [Lipoma of the internal auditory canal. Report of two cases simulating acoustic neuroma].
abstract: We report two cases of intra-auditory canal lipoma, presenting as acoustic neuroma, observed in respectively 45 and 53 year old patients. Cerebellopontine angle lipomas are unusual lesions, more exceptional than their intracranial counter-parts. The knowledge of these tumoral lesions and of their close relationships with cranial nerves incite to perform a frozen section when imagery is evocative, to limit functional postoperative sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Service d'anatomie et de cytologie pathologique, Hôpital Central, Nancy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marie
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baylac
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Coffinet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pialoux
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vignaud
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery