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Stenosis of the internal auditory meatus masquerading as bilateral vestibular schwannomas: a cautionary tale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Aloke Sen ,
M I J Khan ,
R T Ramsden  and
J E Gillespie
Aloke Sen
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
M I J Khan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
R T Ramsden
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
J E Gillespie
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroradiology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
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Abstract

Stenotic malformations of the internal auditory meatus (IAM) are rare. They are known to symptomatically mimic vestibular schwannomas leading to potential diagnostic error. We present a case (along with literature review) where a stenotic IAM was clinically and radiologically misdiagnosed as a vestibular schwannoma.

Keywords

Acoustic NeuromaPathological ConstrictionInternal Auditory Meatus
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 12 , December 2005 , pp. 995 - 997
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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