Sudden bilateral hearing loss due to gastric carcinoma and its histological evidence

被引:9
作者
Suzuki, Y
Kaga, K
Sugiuchi, Y
Ishii, T
Suzuki, J
Takiguchi, T
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Fac Med, Dept Otolaryngol, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 113, Japan
[2] Takiguchi Otolog Clin, Hiroshima, Japan
[3] Tokyo Womens Med Coll, Dept Otolaryngol, Tokyo 162, Japan
[4] Tokyo Med & Dent Univ, Dept Otolaryngol, Tokyo 113, Japan
关键词
hearing loss; sudden sensorineural; stomach neoplasms; adenocarcinoma; temporal bone;
D O I
10.1017/S0022215100139556
中图分类号
R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100213 ;
摘要
Six temporal bones and a brain tissue sample removed at autopsy from four patients with bilateral sudden hearing loss related to gastric adenocarcinoma were histologically studied. The pathological remains suggest that the sudden hearing loss of these patients may have occurred via one of two different mechanisms: (1) metastasis to the internal auditory meatus damaging the auditory nerve or (2) inner ear haemorrhage damaging Corti's organ. These two mechanisms may cause bilateral sudden deafness in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma.
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页码:1142 / 1146
页数:5
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