Stenosis of the internal auditory meatus masquerading as bilateral vestibular schwannomas: a cautionary tale.

J Laryngol Otol

Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.

Published: December 2005

Stenotic malformations of the internal auditory meatus (IAM) are rare. They are known to symptomatically mimic vestibular schwannomas leading to potential diagnostic error. We present a case (along with literature review) where a stenotic IAM was clinically and radiologically misdiagnosed as a vestibular schwannoma.

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