Amato Marcelo Campos Moraes, Colli Benedicto Oscar, Carlotti Junior Carlos Gilberto, dos Santos Antonio Carlos, Féres Maria Cristina Lancia Cury, Neder Luciano
Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2003 Sep;61(3A):659-62. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2003000400025. Epub 2003 Sep 16.
Meningiomas limited to the internal auditory canal (IAC) are rare. Acoustic neuroma is usually the diagnosis made when a tumor is found in this location because of its higher frequency. We report on a 58 year-old woman with a meningioma arising from the IAC and the difficulty to establish the pre-surgical diagnosis, based on clinical and radiological features. The perioperative suspicion and confirmation are very important to deal with the dura and bone infiltration in order to reduce tumor recurrence.
