Cochlear Enhancement May Precede Cochlear Obliteration After Vestibular Schwannoma Excision.

Objective: Cochlear obliteration after vestibular schwannoma excision has been noted, with implications on cochlear implantation. Early postoperative cochlear enhancement with gadolinium on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has also been observed. Timing of enhancement and association with obliteration is described here.

Is MRI Equal to CT in the Evaluation of Thin and Dehiscent Superior Semicircular Canals?

Objective: Can magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnose abnormally thin and dehiscent superior semicircular canals (SSCs) that traditionally rely on evaluation by computed tomography (CT) imaging?

Study Design: Retrospective clinical study.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.

Patients: Adults who underwent both MRI and CT of the temporal bones over the past 3 years.

Sialadenoma papilliferum of the parotid gland: case report and review of literature.

Sialadenoma papilliferum is a rare benign salivary gland tumor. We present an unusual case of sialadenoma papilliferum of the parotid gland, discuss clinical presentation, diagnostic challenges, and review of the literature. A 65-year-old male smoker presented with a large, exophytic, fungating, painless mass in the tail parotid for 8 years.

Transoral resection of a retropharyngeal myxoma: a case report.

This study was conducted to describe a retropharyngeal myxoma and discuss clinical concerns regarding this pathology and a retropharyngeal site of occurrence. We present a case report and review of literature. A 71-year-old woman presented with mild right neck pressure for 3 weeks.

Robotic-assisted transoral removal of a bilateral floor of mouth ranulas.

Objective: To describe the management of bilateral oral ranulas with the use of the da Vinci Si Surgical System and discuss advantages and disadvantages over traditional transoral resection.

Study Design: Case Report and Review of Literature.

Results: A 47 year old woman presented to our service with an obvious right floor of mouth swelling.

A successful combined endovascular and surgical treatment of a cranial base mucormycosis with an associated internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm.

Objective: We report a rare case of internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm owing to rhinocerebral mucormycosis and review 40 reported cases from 1980 to present.

Clinical Presentation: A 38-year-old Caucasian man presented with a 3-day history of headache, diplopia, and numbness in the distribution of the left ophthalmic and maxillary branches of the trigeminal nerve. A complete left cavernous syndrome was discovered upon neurological examination.