title: Glioneural hamartoma of the VIIIth nerve.
abstract: Hamartomas of the cerebellopontine angle or internal auditory canal are very rare and only four cases have been reported. We report an unusual case of a glioneural hamartoma of the VIIIth nerve with clinical, radiological and audiometric similarity with vestibular schwannoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Gulhane Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gonul
authors.forename: Sertac
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yetiser
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tasar
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ongoru
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000473:pathology; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D013701:Temporal Bone; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000160:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery