04-04-2015, 10:33 AM
A 74 y/o woman presents with the following symptoms: left progressive hearing loss, unsteady gait, vertigo, and left-sided facial weakness. On physical examination, she is also found to have decreased sensation over the left side of her face. As part of her evaluation, this woman’s physician orders an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), which shows a lesion consistent with an intracranial tumor. What is the most likely location of this lesion?
A. Superior orbital fissure
B. Foramen ovale.
C. Foramen rotundum
D. Hypoglossal canal
E. Jugular foramen
F. Cerebellopontine angle
A. Superior orbital fissure
B. Foramen ovale.
C. Foramen rotundum
D. Hypoglossal canal
E. Jugular foramen
F. Cerebellopontine angle