Bilateral 'acoustic' neuromas.
نویسنده
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Cerebellar calcification in central neurofibromatosis: CT in two cases.
Manifestations of central von Recklinghausen 's neurofibromatosis are well known and may include bilateral acoustic neuromas in the absence of peripheral neurofibromatosis or associated gliomas, meningiomas, other cranial nerve neuromas, optic nerve gliomas, and ependymomas [1]. A few reports deal specifically with the cranial CT findings in central neurofibromatosis [2-4]. One series [3] inclu...
متن کاملHearing loss as an unusual consequence of metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma
A sixty-one year old man was referred with a history of progressive dysphagia, vomiting and weight loss with some back pain. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and biopsies revealed a gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. Despite the absence of metastatic disease on computed tomography, positron emission tomography demonstrated multiple vertebral and sternal deposits. He was reviewed in an ...
متن کاملBilateral optic nerve sheath meningiomas in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 2.
A 34-year-old woman who presented with hearing loss and tinnitus was found to have reduced vision bilaterally. Computed tomography scan revealed bilateral acoustic neuromas and bilateral optic nerve sheath meningiomas. The presence of bilateral acoustic neuromas fulfils the criteria for the diagnosis of central neurofibromatosis (neurofibromatosis type 2). Although this is the first report of b...
متن کاملAnalysis of results of complete and partial removal of acoustic neuromas.
Out of a total of 3,265 brain tumours verified in Professor Olivecrona's clinic up to December 31, 1946, there were 305 unilateral acoustic neuromas, (9-30%). In addition six bilateral acoustic neuromas and four neuromas of the trigeminal nerve were verified. Looking back over 24 years, Professor Olivecrona remarked on the improvements in technique which lightened the surgeon's burden. The real...
متن کاملAcoustic Neurinomas
Acoustic neuromas (AN) are schwann cell-derived tumors that commonly arise from the vestibular portion of the eighth cranial nerve also known as vestibular schwannoma(VS) causes unilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo and unsteadiness. In many cases, the tumor size may remain unchanged for many years following diagnosis, which is typically made by MRI. In the majority of cases the tumor is s...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 64 752 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988