Lipoma in the region of the jugular foramen.
A 22-year-old girl presented with a gradually progressive loss of hearing in the left ear and ipsilateral facial paresis. Investigations revealed a lipoma in the region of the jugular foramen. Conservative resection of the tumor resulted in improvement in facial paresis. The treatment options in such cases are discussed in this report.
Prasanna
A V
AV
Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai-400012, India.
Muzumdar
D P
DP
Goel
A
A
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging