Cerebellopontine angle meningioma resulting in middle-ear polyp

Extracranial spread of meningiomas to involve the middle ear is very rare. We present the case of a 43-year-old woman with a known cerebellopontine angle meningioma who subsequently presented with left-sided otalgia and a middle-ear mass extruding through the tympanic membrane due to local invasion...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 2006-09, Vol.120 (9), p.786-788
Main Authors: Hanna, S J, Derham, C, Hille, P Van, Fenwick, J D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cerebellar Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Cerebellar Neoplasms - pathology
Cerebellopontine Angle
Clinical Records
Ear, Middle - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Meningioma
Meningioma - diagnostic imaging
Meningioma - pathology
Middle Ear
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neurology
Otologic Surgical Procedures
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Temporal Bone
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
Tympanic Membrane - diagnostic imaging
Tympanic Membrane - pathology
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Summary:Extracranial spread of meningiomas to involve the middle ear is very rare. We present the case of a 43-year-old woman with a known cerebellopontine angle meningioma who subsequently presented with left-sided otalgia and a middle-ear mass extruding through the tympanic membrane due to local invasion of the meningioma. The tumour was excised surgically. A discussion of the relevant literature is also presented.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1017/S0022215106001915