To the best of our knowledge, only 2 cases of a simultaneous contralateral vestibular schwannoma (VS) and middle ear paraganglioma (MEP) have previously been reported in literature. We report the third case observed in a 43-year-old male, who presented with an 11-year history of right-sided hearing loss and a 1-year history of left-sided pulsatile tinnitus. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a VS on the right side and computer tomography (CT) identified a Fisch type A1 paraganglioma on the left side. The VS was treated using a translabyrinthine approach and the MEP was kept under radiological observation for 1 year. Due to the growth of the MEP (Fisch type A2), it was treated with excision via a retroauricular approach. Our case was very challenging because there was a different and important pathology on each side, both carrying a risk of deafness as a consequence of the disease and/or the treatments.

Simultaneous Contralateral Vestibular Schwannoma and Middle Ear Paraganglioma Tumor / Covelli, E; Trasimeni, Guido; Filippi, C; Fabiani, V; Monini, S; Volpini, L; Barbara, M. - In: THE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY. - ISSN 1308-7649. - STAMPA. - 13:3(2017), pp. 426-429. [10.5152/iao.2017.4362]

Simultaneous Contralateral Vestibular Schwannoma and Middle Ear Paraganglioma Tumor

Covelli E
Membro del Collaboration Group
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TRASIMENI, Guido
Methodology
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Filippi C
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Fabiani V
Membro del Collaboration Group
;
Monini S
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Volpini L
Investigation
;
Barbara M
Supervision
2017

Abstract

To the best of our knowledge, only 2 cases of a simultaneous contralateral vestibular schwannoma (VS) and middle ear paraganglioma (MEP) have previously been reported in literature. We report the third case observed in a 43-year-old male, who presented with an 11-year history of right-sided hearing loss and a 1-year history of left-sided pulsatile tinnitus. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a VS on the right side and computer tomography (CT) identified a Fisch type A1 paraganglioma on the left side. The VS was treated using a translabyrinthine approach and the MEP was kept under radiological observation for 1 year. Due to the growth of the MEP (Fisch type A2), it was treated with excision via a retroauricular approach. Our case was very challenging because there was a different and important pathology on each side, both carrying a risk of deafness as a consequence of the disease and/or the treatments.
2017
paraganglioma; vestibular schwannoma; translabyrinthine; retroauricular approach
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Simultaneous Contralateral Vestibular Schwannoma and Middle Ear Paraganglioma Tumor / Covelli, E; Trasimeni, Guido; Filippi, C; Fabiani, V; Monini, S; Volpini, L; Barbara, M. - In: THE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY. - ISSN 1308-7649. - STAMPA. - 13:3(2017), pp. 426-429. [10.5152/iao.2017.4362]
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