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Figen Söylemezolu, MD; Sevgen Önder, MD; Gülnur Güler, MD; Servet nci, MD
Ankara, Turkey

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001;127:1502-1504.

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A 45-YEAR-OLD man initially presented at the age of 35 years complaining of right-sided hearing loss. On physical examination, sensorineural hearing loss and peripheral facial palsy on his right side were noted. Radiological studies revealed a right cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumor destroying temporal bone and expanding the internal auditory canal. The patient underwent biopsy of the CPA tumor. He required 2 more operations at the ages of 39 and 43 years because of tumor regrowth. Radiological studies before the third operation revealed a right extra-axial tumor destroying petrous bone, with extension to the jugular foramen. Gadopentetate-enhanced T1-weighted magnetic resonance images of the tumor showed heterogeneous enhancement (Figure 1). T2-weighted images revealed an extra-axial tumor destroying the internal auditory canal, with obliteration of the right CPA and indentation of the middle cerebellar peduncle (Figure 2. . . [Full Text of this Article]