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Acta Neurochir (Wien)
; 150(3): 291-3; discussion 293, 2008 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18246458
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Jugular foramen (JF) tumours are uncommon with paraganglioma, schwannoma and meningioma occurring most commonly in this location. JF schwannoma with extension to the retro-tympanic area has been described only once. METHODS: 20-year-old man presented with headache, blurred vision, vomiting and diplopia. FINDINGS: A left pulsatile retro-tympanic mass was seen at otoscopy. A jugular foramen tumour was found on CT and MR images. The intracranial portion of the tumour later diagnosed as schwannoma was removed. Control ENT examination confirmed that the residual retro-tympanic mass was no-longer pulsatile. CONCLUSIONS: Jugular foramen schwannomas may also extend into the retro-tympanic area.