Reversible hearing loss from cerebellopontine angle tumors.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report two patients who presented with a dramatic recovery from severe sensorineural hearing loss after total surgical removal of cerebellopontine angle tumors (meningioma and jugular foramen neurinoma). The factors that differentiate these "non-acoustic tumors" in relation to the prognosis for hearing are discussed. A surgical approach that maintains the labyrinthine structure and preserves the arachnoid membrane of the superior cerebellopontine angle cistern during tumor removal is stressed.
Medical subject headings
- Cerebellar Neoplasms
- Cerebellopontine Angle
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural