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- Title
Cochlear Erosion due to a Facial Nerve Schwannoma.
- Authors
Loos, Elke; Wuyts, Laura; Puls, Tony; De Foer, Bert; Casselman, Jan W.; Bernaerts, Anja; Vanspauwen, Robby; Offeciers, Erwin; van Dinther, Joost; Zarowski, Andrzej; Somers, Thomas
- Abstract
Facial nerve schwannomas are rare benign neoplasms. We report a case of a 60-year-old woman who initially presented with vestibular complaints. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a facial nerve schwannoma centered on the right geniculate ganglion extending in the labyrinthine segment. The patient consulted again after 2 months because she developed a sudden and severe right-sided sensorineural hearing loss. MRI showed no progression or pathological enhancement in the membranous labyrinth. A cone beam computed tomography (CT) of the temporal bone was performed and revealed a large erosion at the region of the geniculate ganglion in open communication with the middle turn of the cochlea. This case report demonstrates the importance of CT in facial nerve schwannomas for evaluating the impact on the surrounding structures.
- Subjects
FACIAL nerve; CONE beam computed tomography; SCHWANNOMAS; TEMPORAL bone; BENIGN tumors; MAGNETIC resonance imaging
- Publication
Journal of International Advanced Otology, 2019, Vol 15, Issue 2, p330
- ISSN
1308-7649
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5152/iao.2019.5304