title: Cavernous hemangioma of the internal auditory canal: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Cavernous hemangiomas are rare lesions that may be difficult to distinguish from acoustic neuromas, schwannomas, or other lesions of the cerebellopontine angle on imaging studies. The clinical history, workup including radiologic evaluation, histologic assessment, and a brief review of the literature are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Yokota Air Bases, Japan. jose.barren@yokota.af.mil
authors.forename: Jose E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Barrera
authors.forename: Herman
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: Sherif
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Said
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D007758:Ear, Inner; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D014725:Vestibular Nerve / Q000473:pathology