Cavernous hemangioma of the internal auditory canal encasing the VII and VIII cranial nerve complex: case report

Silveira, R.Leal.; Andrade, G.Cardoso.de.; Pinheiro Júnior, N.; Pittella, Jé.Eymard.Homem.; Barbosa, Vícius.Cotta.

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria 63(1): 163-165

2005


ISSN/ISBN: 0004-282X
PMID: 15830085
Document Number: 584581
We report the surgically treated case of a 21-year-old caucasian male harboring a cavernous hemangioma of the right internal auditory canal encasing the seventh and eighth cranial nerves complex. Only 18 cases of cavernous hemangiomas of this location have been previously reported. The clinical features, the differential diagnosis and the treatment are discussed.

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