眼周囲違和感を伴った聴神経腫瘍の1例
1990 年 49 巻 3 号 p. 342-346
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1990 年 49 巻 3 号 p. 342-346
An acoustic neurinoma was found in a patient with a chronic floating sensation and abnormal sensation around the left eye but little hearing impairment. A 49-year-old woman had complained for 6 years of a floating sensation and tinnitus on the left. Because her floating sensation gradually worsened she visited our clinic.
Neurotological findings were as follows : persistent right-beating nystagmus in each test of spontaneous nystagmus, positional nystagmus and positioning nystagmus, and the absence of a caloric response on the left. Pure tone audiograms revealed a slight sensori-neural hearing loss with an average of 26 dB. Auditory brainstem responses showed that the I -V interpeak latency interval was prolonged. CT and MRI disclosed a mass in the left cerebellopontine angle. An acoustic neurinoma in the left cerebellopontine angle was removed by neurosurgeons. Specimens from the tumor showed characteristic features of schwannoma (Antoni B type). The postoperative course was almost uneventful, but tinnitus remained on the left.
The literature is reviewed. We emphasize that a longer neurotological follow-up is needed in patients complaining of a floating sensation and tinnitus, even if the hearing impairment is slight, as in this patient. Moreover, ABR is desirable in the diagnostic evaluation of acoustic neurinoma.
