Glioneural hamartoma of the VIIIth nerve.
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.
Gonul
Engin
E
Department of Neurosurgery, Gulhane Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
Yetiser
Sertac
S
Tasar
Mustafa
M
Ongoru
Onder
O
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