Neurologia medico-chirurgica
Online ISSN : 1349-8029
Print ISSN : 0470-8105
ISSN-L : 0470-8105
Cavernous Angioma of the Internal Acoustic Meatus —Case Report—
Tsutomu SASAKITomio SASAKIKouichiro OKAMOTOTsuyoshi ISHIDATakaaki KIRINO
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1999 Volume 39 Issue 12 Pages 847-851

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A 39-year-old female presented with an intrameatal cavernous angioma manifesting as hearing loss and tinnitus in the right ear which progressed over 8 months. Magnetic resonance (MR) images revealed an intrameatal lesion as ultra-high intensity, nearly as bright as cerebrospinal fluid, on the T2-weighted images, and isointensity on the T1-weighted images. Computed tomography (CT) showed the mass accompanied by stippled patterns of calcification. The patient underwent surgery under a diagnosis of calcified acoustic neurinoma. Histological studies were compatible with cavernous angioma. Intrameatal cavernous angioma is a rare disease which requires differential diagnosis from the more common neurinoma or meningioma in this location. Intrameatal lesion with ultra-high intensity on T2-weighted MR imaging and stippled patterns of calcification on CT is more likely to be cavernous angioma than acoustic neurinoma. These neuroimaging features are important information in deciding the treatment strategy.

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