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Abstract
While an acoustic neuroma is the most common cause of a cerebellopontine angle (CPA) mass, it accounts for only 1–10% of cases of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). There are many other etiologies of SNHL, with characteristic imaging features, which may or may not be confined to the CPA.
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Accepted:
October 20,
1995
Received:
September 20,
1995
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