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ArticleBMJ case reports2017

Lung adenocarcinoma metastastic lesion in the internal auditory meatus.

Eugene Hung Chih Wong, Daniel Bodmer, Nora Tetter, Yves Brand

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eugene Hung Chih WongDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Daniel BodmerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Nora TetterDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Yves BrandDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
University Hospital of Basel · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastasis to the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) or internal auditory meatus (IAM) is rare.We report a rare case of a 69-year-old woman with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma, who presented with 2 weeks history of left-sided hearing loss and progressively worsening vertigo. Examination revealed a left-sided facial nerve palsy while pure tone audiometry (PTA) showed a new left-sided deafness. MRI showed a new enhancing soft tissue lesion in the left IAM, highly suspicious of new metastases from her progressive lung cancer, which contributed to her neuro-otological symptoms. Subsequent MRI scans 4 months later also showed new brain metastases. She continued to be managed with supportive palliative care in view of her extensive disease.

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of LungAgedAudiometry, Pure-ToneCerebellopontine AngleEar NeoplasmsFemaleHearing Loss, SensorineuralHumansLung NeoplasmsPalliative CareVertigoear, nose and throat/otolaryngologyneurootology

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PMID29054899
PMCPMC5665181
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