Primary temporal bone secretory meningioma presenting as chronic otitis media.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
; 265(7): 843-6, 2008 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-18172659
ABSTRACT
We report an extremely rare case of a secretory meningioma primarily involving the temporal bone. A 56-year old female patient presented to us with a history of a chronic otitis media and unilateral hearing loss. Diagnostic investigations revealed a tumor arising from the temporal bone without signs of intracranial involvement. Histopathological examination showed a meningioma of the secretory type. The tumor was partially resected and serial imaging at follow-up revealed no extension of the tumor. No new symptoms developed 1 year after surgery. Secretory meningioma is a rare meningioma subtype and extracranial presentation in the temporal bone is very unusual. We present the first case of a primary temporal bone secretory meningioma in the otorhinolaryngological literature. As radical as possible surgical excision with serial imaging at follow-up is recommended.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Temporal Lobe
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Otitis Media with Effusion
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Meningeal Neoplasms
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Meningioma
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
Journal subject:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Netherlands