title: Intracranial aspergillosis involving the internal auditory canal and inner ear in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: We report the MR imaging findings in a case of intracranial aspergillosis involving the internal auditory canal (IAC) and inner ear in an immunocompetent patient. The presence of rim enhancement of the vestibulocochlear nerve, abnormal signal intensity involving the labyrinth, and adjacent meningeal enhancement might help clinicians to make a correct diagnosis in patients with a mass in the IAC and previous history of ear surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 135-710, Korea. yscho@smc.samsung.co.kr
authors.forename: Y-S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery*; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D020953:Neuroaspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000601:surgery*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014433:Tympanoplasty