title: Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis: an unusual cause of sudden onset bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Charles Gairdiner Hospital, Perth 6008, Western Australia, Australia. jeffsyg@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Graham Joseph
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Jeffs
authors.forename: Gabriel Yin-Foo
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: George Tse-Hwai
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: 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