Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis: an unusual cause of sudden onset bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
We report a 66-year-old woman who developed sudden-onset bilateral sensorineural deafness due to leptomeningeal carcinomatosis involving the vestibulocochlear nerves. The clinical and diagnostic features of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis are discussed.
Jeffs
Graham Joseph
GJ
Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Charles Gairdiner Hospital, Perth 6008, Western Australia, Australia. jeffsyg@hotmail.com
Lee
Gabriel Yin-Foo
GY
Wong
George Tse-Hwai
GT
D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology