TY - JOUR
T1 - Intracochlear schwannoma and cochlear implantation
AU - Kronenberg, Jona
AU - Horowitz, Zeev
AU - Hildesheimer, Minka
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - A case of intracochlear schwannoma in a 58-year-old candidate for cochlear implantation is described. The tumor was located in the basal turn of the cochlea and was discovered only during surgery. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging obtained prior to surgery failed to detect the tumor. Intralabyrinthine schwannomas are rare tumors that grow either in the vestibule, as intravestibular schwannomas, or in the cochlea, as intracochlear schwannomas. Complete removal of this tumor was achieved through a posterior tympanotomy approach. Cochlear implantation, which resulted in good hearing, was successfully performed 3 years later.
AB - A case of intracochlear schwannoma in a 58-year-old candidate for cochlear implantation is described. The tumor was located in the basal turn of the cochlea and was discovered only during surgery. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging obtained prior to surgery failed to detect the tumor. Intralabyrinthine schwannomas are rare tumors that grow either in the vestibule, as intravestibular schwannomas, or in the cochlea, as intracochlear schwannomas. Complete removal of this tumor was achieved through a posterior tympanotomy approach. Cochlear implantation, which resulted in good hearing, was successfully performed 3 years later.
KW - Cochlear implant
KW - Intracochlear schwannoma
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U2 - 10.1177/000348949910800707
DO - 10.1177/000348949910800707
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C2 - 10435924
AN - SCOPUS:0032802941
SN - 0003-4894
VL - 108
SP - 659
EP - 660
JO - Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
JF - Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
IS - 7 I
ER -