Meningeal carcinomatosis causing isolated bilateral symmetric progressive hearing loss.
A 53-year-old man presented with isolated bilateral progressive hearing loss from about 5 months. Fourteen months after onset of this isolated symptom a diagnosis of meningeal carcinomatosis (MC) was made. Isolated bilateral deafness is a rare first manifestation of MC.
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Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. stefit_bo@yahoo.it
Pirodda
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Pastore Trossello
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Minguzzi
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D'Alessandro
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D018450:Disease Progression; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged