title: Cochlear implantation in a bilateral endolymphatic sac tumor patient. A case report.
abstract: At the present time, the optimal management of patients with locally aggressive ELSTs includes: early diagnosis, surgical complete excision and long term follow up to monitor for recurrent disease. The presence of bilateral tumors produces a significant risk for bilateral profound hearing loss. We report the unusual case of bilateral endolymphatic sac tumor in a 14-year-old girl who presented bilateral anacusis and in whom a cochlear implant was performed after removal of the second tumor.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, ENT, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Carlos M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Boccio
authors.forename: Gabriela M Pérez
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Raffo
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parsini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004712:Endolymphatic Sac / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed