Internal auditory canal metastasis mimicking a vestibular schwannoma at presentation - a case report and review of the literature.
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.
Loo
Suat W
SW
Department of Oncology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
Dean
Andrew F
AF
Department of Histopathology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
Murray
Philip
P
Department of Oncology, Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex CO3 3NB, UK.