A case of primary adenocarcinoma of middle ear origin extending into middle cranial fossa

Adenocarcinoma arising from the temporal bone is a rare neoplasm. The symptoms are related to the tumor extension toward the surrounding tissues and a reactive inflammation in the middle ear cavity. We here report a female patient of fifth decades with primary adenocarcinoma of the middle ear. It wa...

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Published injibi to rinsho Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 269 - 274
Main Authors NAKAGAWA, Takashi, KUMAMOTO, Yoshihiko, SHINOKUMA, Atsushi, HIRAKAWA, Naoya, FUKUSHIMA, Jun-ichi, MATSUMOTO, NOZOMU, KOMIYAMA, Sohtaro, IWAMOTO, Masahiro, NATORI, Yoshihiro, KOMUNE, Shizuo
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published JIBI TO RINSHO KAI 20.07.2000
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Summary:Adenocarcinoma arising from the temporal bone is a rare neoplasm. The symptoms are related to the tumor extension toward the surrounding tissues and a reactive inflammation in the middle ear cavity. We here report a female patient of fifth decades with primary adenocarcinoma of the middle ear. It was not pathohistologically diagnosed up to third operation after over 10 year-follow up from her first ear symptoms. Tumor finally extended into the middle cranial fossa, and a partial temporal bone resection was performed as a curative therapy. Pathological characteristics of adenocarcinoma was observed only at the lesion attached to dura mater of the middle cranial fossa.
ISSN:0447-7227
2185-1034
DOI:10.11334/jibi1954.46.4_269