Department of Radiology, Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira, IMIP, Brazil
Case Report
Vestibular Schwannoma: A Case Report on its Common Radiological Findings
Author(s): Emelyn Modesto de Sá*, Americo Mota, Aquino Santana, Rafael Valois and Thiago Augusto
Vestibular schwannoma or acoustic neuroma is a benign, slow-growing tumor that originates in the Schwann cells, where it eventually compresses
the nerve and enlarges the internal acoustic meatus. The present case report presents a patient that arrives at the otorhinolaryngology service
with complaints of tinnitus, with no other evident alterations and the imaging exam revealed a voluminous lesion in the left point-cerebellar angle.
The methodology used for the research was a case study, with the objective of condensing the case and bringing up its most common radiological
findings, based on bibliographic studies. Magnetic resonance imaging is of utmost importance for the treatment and proper diagnosis of the patient
with suspected vestibular schwannoma... Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2684-4915.2023.7.267
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