Bilateral Cerebellopontine Angle Metastatic Melanoma: A Case Report
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Although melanoma accounts for approximately 1% of all malignancies, melanoma metastases to the cerebellopontine angles (CPAs) are exceedingly rare. Here we describe a patient with melanoma metastases to the internal auditory canals and CPAs who presented with a remote history of cutaneous melanoma. This patient had a rapidly progressive hearing loss, vestibulopathy, and facial nerve dysfunctio...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0145-5613,1942-7522
DOI: 10.1177/014556130708600712