title: Minimally invasive surgical removal of an intracochlear schwannoma causing an intractable paroxysmal positional vertigo.
abstract: Intracochlear schwannomas are rare tumours. Diagnosis is based on high-resolution MRI, which should be used for accurate determination of the location of tumours. We report a case of a cochlear schwannoma that presented with profound hearing loss and intractable paroxysmal positional vertigo, which was diagnosed with gadolinium-enhanced MRI and removed using a transcanal minimally-invasive transotic approach.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sergi
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Corso
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lucidi
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paludetti
mesh_terms: D003051:Cochlea; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Intracochlear schwannoma; MR; Surgical approach
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