tommyk
07-09-2005, 10:35 PM
Female, 50 years old, woman noticed tinnitus in her left ear which progressed over 5 weeks to hearing loss. On PE she is found to have a marked decrease in hearing-- left, with Rinne test indicating air conduction better than bone conduction. All other CNs normal. A brain MRI scan showed a solitary, discrete, 3 cm mass located in left cerebellopontine angle. What is this? Could it be a malignant neoplasm from HIV?
a) People confused this with multiple sclerosis or non Hodgkins lymphoma. The correct answer is SCHWANNOMA, which may be cut out with a good prognosis!
a) People confused this with multiple sclerosis or non Hodgkins lymphoma. The correct answer is SCHWANNOMA, which may be cut out with a good prognosis!