Germinoma in the Internal Auditory Canal Mimicking a Vestibular Schwannoma
The appearance of a primary germinoma in the central nervous system but not on or near the midline or within the brain is exceptional. It may occur at any age; however, it is rare in patients over 50 years old. Only a handful of cases of germinomas located in the cerebellopontine angle were presente...
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| author | Rubén Martín-Hernández Diego Hernando Macías-Rodríguez Ángel Muñoz-Herrera Juan Carlos Del Pozo-de Dios Santiago Santa Cruz-Ruiz Ángel Batuecas-Caletrío |
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| description | The appearance of a primary germinoma in the central nervous system but not on or near the midline or within the brain is exceptional. It may occur at any age; however, it is rare in patients over 50 years old. Only a handful of cases of germinomas located in the cerebellopontine angle were presented, but to our knowledge, there has been no description of an isolated germinoma in the internal auditory canal. We report a case of germinoma in the internal auditory canal in a 51-year-old man simulating the clinical and radiological characteristics of a vestibular schwannoma. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-45d03c98ff78486397f2939fb32af3f42025-02-03T05:54:16ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732014-01-01201410.1155/2014/794158794158Germinoma in the Internal Auditory Canal Mimicking a Vestibular SchwannomaRubén Martín-Hernández0Diego Hernando Macías-Rodríguez1Ángel Muñoz-Herrera2Juan Carlos Del Pozo-de Dios3Santiago Santa Cruz-Ruiz4Ángel Batuecas-Caletrío5Skull Base Unit, ENT and Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo San Vicente 58-182, 37007 Salamanca, SpainSkull Base Unit, ENT and Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo San Vicente 58-182, 37007 Salamanca, SpainSkull Base Unit, ENT and Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo San Vicente 58-182, 37007 Salamanca, SpainSkull Base Unit, ENT and Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo San Vicente 58-182, 37007 Salamanca, SpainSkull Base Unit, ENT and Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo San Vicente 58-182, 37007 Salamanca, SpainSkull Base Unit, ENT and Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo San Vicente 58-182, 37007 Salamanca, SpainThe appearance of a primary germinoma in the central nervous system but not on or near the midline or within the brain is exceptional. It may occur at any age; however, it is rare in patients over 50 years old. Only a handful of cases of germinomas located in the cerebellopontine angle were presented, but to our knowledge, there has been no description of an isolated germinoma in the internal auditory canal. We report a case of germinoma in the internal auditory canal in a 51-year-old man simulating the clinical and radiological characteristics of a vestibular schwannoma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/794158 |
| spellingShingle | Rubén Martín-Hernández Diego Hernando Macías-Rodríguez Ángel Muñoz-Herrera Juan Carlos Del Pozo-de Dios Santiago Santa Cruz-Ruiz Ángel Batuecas-Caletrío Germinoma in the Internal Auditory Canal Mimicking a Vestibular Schwannoma Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Germinoma in the Internal Auditory Canal Mimicking a Vestibular Schwannoma |
| title_full | Germinoma in the Internal Auditory Canal Mimicking a Vestibular Schwannoma |
| title_fullStr | Germinoma in the Internal Auditory Canal Mimicking a Vestibular Schwannoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Germinoma in the Internal Auditory Canal Mimicking a Vestibular Schwannoma |
| title_short | Germinoma in the Internal Auditory Canal Mimicking a Vestibular Schwannoma |
| title_sort | germinoma in the internal auditory canal mimicking a vestibular schwannoma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/794158 |
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