Intracannilicular vesticular schwannoma

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Right sensioneural hearing loss.

Patient Data

Age: 65 years
Gender: Male

5mm right intracannilicular mass.

Normal left IAM.

Normal axial T2 appearances of the

Case Discussion

Absolutely loads of MRI IAM studies are performed, with the chief indication of sensioneural hearing loss. The vast, vast majority are normal.

The chief pathology being looked for is a vestibular schwannoma, a small proportion of which are exclusively intracannilicular in nature.

They are typically small (a few millimeters) and can be easily overlooked without a 3D block of the IAMS which is the key sequence in the protocol.

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