Lipochoristoma of the Internal Auditory Canal
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Lipochoristoma of the internal auditory canal.
PROBLEM Approximately 90% of tumours of cerebellopontine angle and internal auditory canal are vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuromas) and meningiomas. Lipochoristomas are rare benign masses that represent only 0.15% of cases. METHODOLOGY We report the case of a 39-year-old man who consulted us for right-sided hearing loss and tinnitus. RESULTS Tonal audiometry showed a down-sloping righ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2193-6358,2193-6366
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1396654