title: Stenosis of the internal auditory meatus masquerading as bilateral vestibular schwannomas: a cautionary tale.
abstract: Stenotic malformations of the internal auditory meatus (IAM) are rare. They are known to symptomatically mimic vestibular schwannomas leading to potential diagnostic error. We present a case (along with literature review) where a stenotic IAM was clinically and radiologically misdiagnosed as a vestibular schwannoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Aloke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: M I J
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Ramsden
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Gillespie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D007758:Ear, Inner; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000002:abnormalities; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D000160:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*