title: Germinoma in the internal auditory canal mimicking a vestibular schwannoma.
abstract: The appearance of a primary germinoma in the central nervous system but not on or near the midline or within the brain is exceptional. It may occur at any age; however, it is rare in patients over 50 years old. Only a handful of cases of germinomas located in the cerebellopontine angle were presented, but to our knowledge, there has been no description of an isolated germinoma in the internal auditory canal. We report a case of germinoma in the internal auditory canal in a 51-year-old man simulating the clinical and radiological characteristics of a vestibular schwannoma.
authors.affiliation: Skull Base Unit, ENT and Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo San Vicente 58-182, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: Rubén
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martín-Hernández
authors.affiliation: Skull Base Unit, ENT and Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo San Vicente 58-182, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: Diego Hernando
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Macías-Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Skull Base Unit, ENT and Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo San Vicente 58-182, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Herrera
authors.affiliation: Skull Base Unit, ENT and Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo San Vicente 58-182, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Del Pozo-de Dios
authors.affiliation: Skull Base Unit, ENT and Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo San Vicente 58-182, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: Santiago Santa
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Cruz-Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Skull Base Unit, ENT and Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo San Vicente 58-182, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Batuecas-Caletrío