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Abstract
We describe a rare occurrence of bilateral acute severe sensorineural hearing loss in a middle-aged man that heralded the diagnosis of metastatic gastric cancer.
- NEURORADIOLOGY
- PET
- ONCOLOGY
- NEUROOTOLOGY
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X @drayushagarwal, @Divyani_garg
Contributors AA and DG: Conception, design, analysis, drafting and final approval. SP, SBP, SAS, AG, AE, DMR, AP and AKS: Design, analysis, drafting and final approval.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
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