Vertigo as the sole presenting symptom of cerebellopontine angle meningioma.
We report a rare case of cerebellopontine angle (CPA) meningioma whose sole symptom was severe vertigo. A 39-year-old woman with right CPA meningioma was referred for surgery. She experienced severe vertigo for 2 years without any other symptoms. Caloric test indicated right canal paresis of 90%. Her audiogram was normal. After surgery, vertigo symptoms disappeared dramatically. The mechanisms of restoration from vertigo are discussed.
Fujino
Kiyohiro
K
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. fujino@ent.kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Naito
Yasushi
Y
Tsuji
Jun
J
Endo
Tsuyoshi
T
Kanemaru
Shin-Ichi
S
Hiraumi
Harukazu
H
Sekiya
Tetsuji
T
Miyamoto
Susumu
S
Ito
Juichi
J
D000328:Adult; D002150:Caloric Tests; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology