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Meningeal carcinomatosis causing isolated bilateral symmetric progressive hearing loss

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A 53-year-old man presented with isolated bilateral progressive hearing loss from about 5 months. Fourteen months after onset of this isolated symptom a diagnosis of meningeal carcinomatosis (MC) was made. Isolated bilateral deafness is a rare first manifestation of MC.

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  1. Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    S. Testoni, E. Minguzzi & R. D’Alessandro

  2. Department of Surgical and Anesthesiological Sciences, ENT Section, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    A. Pirodda

  3. Neuroradiology, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy

    M. Pastore Trossello

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Testoni, S., Pirodda, A., Pastore Trossello, M. et al. Meningeal carcinomatosis causing isolated bilateral symmetric progressive hearing loss. Neurol Sci 25, 345–347 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-004-0369-2

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