Meningioma of the internal auditory canal: a case report.
Meningioma of the internal auditory canal is very rare. There are only 15 previous reports of intracanalicular meningioma. The authors add a case report of a patient with meningioma of the internal auditory canal. A 31-year-old woman presented with a one-year history of headache, dizziness, hearing loss and left facial paralysis. An MRI of the temporal bone demonstrated a tiny isointense intracanalicular tumor with inhomogeneous enhancement. In the operative field carried out by translabyrinthine approach, the tumor was found in the IAC without intracranial involvement. Pathology revealed a meningioma. The patient was followed up for 2 years without recurrence.
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkla 90112, Thailand.
Wandee
W
Khaimook
Siriporn
S
Hirunpat
Chawaboon
C
Dejsukum
D000328:Adult; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*