title: Internal auditory canal metastasis mimicking a vestibular schwannoma at presentation - a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Metastasis to the internal auditory canal from breast carcinoma is extremely rare and difficult to diagnose. It radiologically mimics vestibular schwannoma and can occur as a first manifestation of systemic relapse after a long disease-free interval in patients previously treated for early breast cancer. The diagnosis is usually made retrospectively and the optimal management of such metastasis following complete resection remains undefined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
authors.forename: Suat W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Loo
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex CO3 3NB, UK.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Murray