A tumour in the cerebellopontine angle region: an unusual case

This paper describes a nearly 60-year old patient with unilateral hearing loss, developed in one year, and complaints of tinnitus and dizziness. Additional findings were unilateral peripheral facial paresis and a diminished corneal reflex. The cause was found to be a metastasis of an anaplastic carc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 1978, Vol.80 (3), p.189-194
Hauptverfasser:	Fischer, A J, Marres, E H, Thijssen, H O
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Carcinoma - diagnostic imaging Cerebellar Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Cerebellopontine Angle - diagnostic imaging Colonic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Hearing Loss - diagnostic imaging Humans Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Metastasis - diagnostic imaging Petrous Bone - diagnostic imaging Radiography Temporal Bone - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	This paper describes a nearly 60-year old patient with unilateral hearing loss, developed in one year, and complaints of tinnitus and dizziness. Additional findings were unilateral peripheral facial paresis and a diminished corneal reflex. The cause was found to be a metastasis of an anaplastic carcinoma, localized at the site of the internal acoustic porus.
ISSN:	0303-8467
DOI:	10.1016/S0303-8467(78)80040-7