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Unusual lesions of the internal auditory canal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Mohammad Ajal ,
James Roche ,
Jennifer Turner  and
Paul Fagan
Mohammad Ajal
Affiliation:
Departments of Otology/Skull Base Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
James Roche
Affiliation:
Departments of Radiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Jennifer Turner
Affiliation:
Departments of Anatomical Pathology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Paul Fagan*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otology/Skull Base Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
*
Dr Paul Fagan, 352 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia. Fax: (02) 9360 5419
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Abstract

Acoustic neuromata (AN) account for nearly 90 per cent of internal auditory canal (IAC) and cerebello-pontine angle (CPA) tumours. The second most common tumour is meningioma. Rare lesions include primary cholesteatoma, facial neuroma, lipoma, angioma and various cysts.

Two cases of IAC tumour are presented, one of hamartoma in which smooth muscle was prominent and the other of lymphangioma. Of interest are the specific clinical and radiological features associated with these lesions.

Keywords

Cerebello pontine angle, neoplasmsVestibular schwannoma
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 7 , July 1998 , pp. 650 - 653
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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