A Case of Posterior Fossa Meningioma Mimicking Meniere’s Disease

Oh,  Sol Kil; Hwang,  Sunchul; Park,  Mookyun; Lee,  Jong Dae

Research in Vestibular Science > Volume 9(2); 2010 > Article

Case Report

Research in Vestibular Science 2010;9(2): 80-83.

전형적인 메니에르병 증상을 보인 후두개와 뇌수막종

, , , 오솔길1, 황선철2, 박무균1, 이종대1

순천향대학교 의과대학 이비인후과1, 순천향대학교 의과대학 신경외과2

A Case of Posterior Fossa Meningioma Mimicking Meniere’s Disease

Sol Kil Oh, Sunchul Hwang, Mookyun Park, Jong Dae Lee

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea. ljdent@schbc.ac.kr
²Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea.

ABSTRACT

Posterior fossa meningioma constitute approximately 10% of meningiomas. It can rarely involve the endolymphatic sac and produce symptoms of Meniere’s disease. We present the case of a 41-year-old male patient who was suffering from recurrent vertigo. The pure tone audiogram revealed low tone hearing loss on right side and temporal magnetic resonance image revealed a meningioma in posterior fossa. Posterior fossa meningioma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with signs and symptoms of Meniere’s disease.