Erschienen in:
01.03.2012 | Clinical Case
Freiburg Neuropathology Case Conference
A Mass Lesion of the Cerebellopontine Angle in a Hearing-Impaired Patient
verfasst von:
C. A. Taschner, F. Dechent, S. Glaesker, S. Leschka, M. Prinz
Erschienen in:
Clinical Neuroradiology
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Ausgabe 1/2012
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Excerpt
A 63-year-old woman received a left-sided cochlear implant for unilateral hearing loss 5 years ago. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed at that time did not show any pathological changes. After an initial improvement the patient developed progressive deterioration of hearing function accompanied by a left-sided facial paresis. The cochlear implant was surgically removed 2 months prior to admission. In addition the patient had been diagnosed with breast cancer which had been treated by surgery and radiation therapy. The patient was currently in full remission. …