The ‘full-blown’ MRI of sudden hearing loss: 3D FLAIR in a patient with bilateral metastases in the internal auditory canals

Abstract

We report a case of a 57-year-old man with bilateral masses in the internal auditory canal. The peculiar findings at magnetic resonance imaging with tridimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequence combined with clinical data provided new insights into understanding the pathophysiology of the hearing loss.

Keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging fluid-attenuated inversion recovery inner ear internal auditory canal melanoma

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