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A case of jugular foramen neurinoma was presented in detail with a review of fifty-seven cases reported in the literature. A thirty-six-year old man was admitted to the hospital with complaints of tinnitus and hearing loss in the right side with vertigo. Neuro-otological examination revealed the definite sensorineural hearing loss and the disturbance of vestibular function on the right. Cranial nerve palsy was not revealed except for the right eighth nerve. Craniotomogram and axial view showed enlargement of the right jugular foramen. CT, vertebral angiogram and pneumoencephalotomogram demonstrated a space taking lesion at the right cerebellopontine angle. By suboccipital craniectomy a walnut-size tumor was disclosed at the jugular foramen with total removal. However, the origin of the tumor was not confirmed. The post-operative course was uneventful and hearing loss was gradually improved.
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PMID:[Jugular foramen neurinoma--report of a case (author's transl)]. 726 66

Cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cysts are usually asymptomatic, but are frequently found incidentally because of increased use of neuroimaging. Nevertheless, as these cysts enlarge, they may compress surrounding structures and cause neurological symptoms. Patients may present with vague, nonspecific symptoms such as headache, nausea, vomiting, and vertigo. Cranial nerve palsies, including sensorineural hearing loss and facial weakness, although rare, have also been reported in association with posterior fossa arachnoid cysts. Although surgery for these entities is controversial, arachnoid cysts can be treated surgically with open craniotomy for cyst removal, fenestration into adjacent arachnoid spaces, shunting of cyst contents, or endoscopic fenestration. Reversal of sensorineural hearing loss following open craniotomy treatment has been described in the literature in only 1 adult and 1 pediatric case. Improvement in facial weakness has also been reported after open craniotomy and arachnoid cyst fenestration. The authors report the first case of complete recovery from sensorineural hearing loss and facial weakness following endoscopic fenestration in a patient with a cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst.
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PMID:Endoscopic fenestration of a cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst resulting in complete recovery from sensorineural hearing loss and facial nerve palsy. 2188 29