[Coexistence of vestibular schwannoma and glomus tympanicum tumor]

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 1998 Dec;18(6):398-401.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Simultaneous occurrence of a vestibular schwannoma and a glomus tympanicum tumor has been reported only once in the international literature. The authors present a second case: a 72-year-old woman having a glomus tympanicum tumor and an ipsilateral lesion confined to the internal auditory canal, radiologically diagnosed as an acoustic neuroma. Due to the patient's age, symptoms, hearing threshold and the small size of both tumors the decision was made not to perform surgery. The patient will be regularly followed-up through computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neurilemmoma / complications*
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tympanic Membrane / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tympanic Membrane / surgery
  • Vestibule, Labyrinth / diagnostic imaging*
  • Vestibule, Labyrinth / surgery