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Glioneural hamartoma of the VIIIth nerve

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2005

Engin Gonul ,
Sertac Yetiser ,
Mustafa Tasar  and
Onder Ongoru
Engin Gonul
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Gulhane Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
Sertac Yetiser
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Gulhane Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
Mustafa Tasar
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Gulhane Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
Onder Ongoru
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Gulhane Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
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Abstract

Hamartomas of the cerebellopontine angle or internal auditory canal are very rare and only four cases have been reported. We report an unusual case of a glioneural hamartoma of the VIIIth nerve with clinical, radiological and audiometric similarity with vestibular schwannoma.

Keywords

HamartomaCochlear NerveMagnetic Resonance Imaging
Type
Clinical Record
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 120 , Issue 1 , January 2006 , pp. 70 - 73
Copyright
2005 JLO (1984) Limited

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