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. 1997 Feb;18(2):327-9.

Choristomas of the seventh and eighth cranial nerves.

M M Smith 1, J E Thompson 1, D Thomas 1, M Castillo 1, D Carrier 1, S K Mukherji 1, D Gilliam 1
PMCID: PMC8338593  PMID: 9111671

Abstract

Choristomas, masses of normal tissues in aberrant locations, contain smooth muscle fibers and fibrous tissues. We describe the MR imaging features of two choristomas located in the internal auditory canals and arising from the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves. Both lesions enhanced with contrast material. In one case, enhancement was seen in the geniculate ganglion and greater superficial petrosal nerve. In the other, a medial component enhanced less than the lateral component did.

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