1990
Delayed spontaneous return of hearing after acoustic tumor surgery: Evidence for cochlear nerve conduction block
Kveton J. Delayed spontaneous return of hearing after acoustic tumor surgery: Evidence for cochlear nerve conduction block. The Laryngoscope 1990, 100: 473-476. PMID: 2329903, DOI: 10.1288/00005537-199005000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcoustic tumor resectionCochlear nerveFacial nerveTumor resectionConduction blockIntact cochlear nerveInternal auditory arteryIntact facial nerveAcoustic tumor surgeryNerve conduction blockReversible conduction blockHearing recoveryMost patientsHearing lossTumor surgeryFacial paralysisMechanical traumaSpontaneous returnNerveEventual resolutionResectionBlock phenomenonSpasmPatientsSurgery
1986
Malignant Degeneration of an Epidermoid of the Temporal Bone
Dobie R, Kveton J, Glasscock M, Christiansen S. Malignant Degeneration of an Epidermoid of the Temporal Bone. Otolaryngology 1986, 94: 633-636. PMID: 3088529, DOI: 10.1177/019459988609400518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal internal auditory canalOccult primary lesionInternal auditory canalWarrants careful evaluationComplete resectionMalignant degenerationMetastatic lesionsPrimary lesionUltimate prognosisAuditory canalAcoustic neuromaRadiolucent areaAtypical lesionsCT scanTemporal boneLesionsCareful evaluationResectionEpidermoidNeuromaPrognosisDegeneration