Abstract
Objective:
Discussion of a rare case of angioleiomyoma of the internal auditory canal.
Patient:
Thirteen-year-old female patient with a 1-year history of progressive hearing loss.
Intervention:
Middle cranial fossa approach providing complete surgical extirpation.
Main outcome measure:
Surgical pathology.
Results:
Radiography and history suggestive of vestibular schwannoma; pathology revealed angioleiomyoma.
Conclusion:
Angioleiomyoma is a rare lesion of the internal auditory canal that has many similar clinical and radiographic features of a vestibular schwannoma. There are no previous reports of this tumor occurring within the internal auditory canal in this age group.
MeSH terms
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Acyclovir / analogs & derivatives
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Acyclovir / therapeutic use
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Adolescent
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Angiomyoma / diagnostic imaging
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Angiomyoma / pathology*
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Angiomyoma / surgery
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
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Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
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Cranial Fossa, Middle / surgery
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Ear Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Ear Neoplasms / pathology*
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Ear Neoplasms / surgery
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Ear, Inner / pathology*
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Ear, Inner / surgery
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Facial Nerve / physiology
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Facial Nerve Diseases / etiology
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Female
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Hearing Loss, Sudden / etiology
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Postoperative Complications / pathology
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Prednisone / therapeutic use
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Valacyclovir
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Valine / analogs & derivatives
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Valine / therapeutic use
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Vertigo / etiology
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Vestibular Nerve / pathology
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Vestibular Nerve / surgery
Substances
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents
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Antiviral Agents
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Valine
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Valacyclovir
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Prednisone
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Acyclovir