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Meningeal carcinomatosis: an unusual cause of deafness
M K Morgan1, I Zammit-Maempel, J Hill
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
|June 11, 1998
Abstract:
Meningeal carcinomatosis is the diffuse infiltration of the meninges by metastatic carcinoma. Patients usually have a known underlying malignancy, but primary presentation can be with symptoms of meningeal involvement. The cases are reported of two patients who presented with sensorineural hearing loss. The roles of gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and cerebrospinal fluid cytology in reaching the diagnosis are discussed.