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Skull Base 2009; 19(6): 443-446
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1220206
CASE REPORT

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Concurrent Vestibular Schwannoma and Meningioma Mimicking a Single Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor

Joe Walter Kutz1 , Samuel L. Barnett2 , Kimmo J. Hatanpaa3 , Dianne B. Mendelsohn4
  • 1Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
  • 2Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
  • 3Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
  • 4Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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Publication Date:
09 April 2009 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Vestibular schwannomas account for ~;80% of cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumors, with meningiomas being the second most common tumor of the CPA. The occurrence of both a schwannoma and a meningioma in the cerebellopontine angle is rare. After obtaining Institutional Review Board approval, we present a case of a concurrent vestibular schwannoma and meningioma in the CPA mimicking a single tumor.

KEYWORDS

Acoustic neuroma - vestibular schwannoma - meningioma - cerebellopontine angle

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Joe Walter KutzJr. M.D. 

Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390

Email: walter.kutz@utsouthwestern.edu

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