Retro-tympanic pulsatile mass originating from dumb-bell jugular foramen schwannoma.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1007/s00701-007-1456-y.
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Abstract
Jugular foramen (JF) tumours are uncommon with paraganglioma, schwannoma and meningioma occurring most commonly in this location. JF schwannoma with extension to the retro-tympanic area has been described only once. 20-year-old man presented with headache, blurred vision, vomiting and diplopia. A left pulsatile retro-tympanic mass was seen at otoscopy. A jugular foramen tumour was found on CT and MR images. The intracranial portion of the tumour later diagnosed as schwannoma was removed. Control ENT examination confirmed that the residual retro-tympanic mass was no-longer pulsatile. Jugular foramen schwannomas may also extend into the retro-tympanic area.
Medical subject headings
- Cranial Nerve Neoplasms
- Neurilemmoma
- Skull Base Neoplasms
- Temporal Bone