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

J Laryngol Otol. 2005 Dec;119(12):995-7. doi: 10.1258/002221505775010689.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Constriction, Pathologic / diagnosis
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Ear, Inner*
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / etiology
  • Humans
  • Labyrinth Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Male
  • Neuroma, Acoustic / diagnosis*
  • Petrous Bone / abnormalities
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*