Hemangioma of the temporal bone in a patient presumed to have Meniere's syndrome

This case report describes a patient with a facial nerve hemangioma of 8 years' duration that initially caused most of the symptoms of Meniere's syndrome: fullness, sensorineural hearing loss, dizziness, tinnitus, and disruption of balance, The hearing loss was in the high-frequency range (greater than or equal to 3,000 Hz); typically, the initial hearing loss in Menieres syndrome is in the low-frequency range, Mild facial nerve weakness and punctate keratitis clue to corneal exposure appeared 8 years later, Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and high-resolution computed tomography depicted the lesion and made preoperative diagnosis possible. With meticulous surgical removal of the tumor, which was intertwined with the facial nerve, facial nerve function was preserved.