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Acoustic schwannoma of traumatic origin? A temporal bone study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

T. H. J. Lesser  and
A. Pollak
T. H. J. Lesser*
Affiliation:
Zurich, Switzerland
A. Pollak
Affiliation:
Zurich, Switzerland
*
T. H. J. Lesser, Department of ENT, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
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Abstract

A tumour of the singular nerve was found on examination of the temporal bones of a child who died 13 months after meningitis. The tumour consisted of a main mass with the appearance of an acoustic neuroma but close by and not connected were some nests of tumour cells inside the vestibule. This very unusual finding raises questions of the aetiology of this tumour which may have a bearing on the aetiology of other tumours of the VIIIth. nerve.

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View from Beneath: Pathology in Focus
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 3 , March 1990 , pp. 270 - 274
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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