Aggressive papillary tumour of the nasopharynx followed by an aggressive papillary tumour of the middle ear. A multiple site tumour?

We report the case of a 72-year-old male presenting with a papillary adenocarcinoma of the middle ear. He had had a similar tumour excised from the ipsilateral nasopharynx seven years previously with no evidence of local recurrence. We conclude that this middle ear lesion possibly represents a secon...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 2003-12, Vol.117 (12), p.989-991
Main Authors: Karkos, P. D., Kelleher, R., Hilmi, O. J., Davis, B. C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
(RF) Otorhinolaryngology
Adenocarcinoma Papillary
Adenocarcinoma, Papillary - pathology
Adenocarcinoma, Papillary - surgery
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Ear Middle
Ear Neoplasms - pathology
Ear Neoplasms - surgery
Ear, Middle - pathology
Ear, Middle - surgery
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - pathology
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - surgery
Nasopharynx
Neoplasms, Second Primary - pathology
Neoplasms, Second Primary - surgery
Otorhinolaryngology (head neck, general aspects and miscellaneous)
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Tumors
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Summary:We report the case of a 72-year-old male presenting with a papillary adenocarcinoma of the middle ear. He had had a similar tumour excised from the ipsilateral nasopharynx seven years previously with no evidence of local recurrence. We conclude that this middle ear lesion possibly represents a second tumour. No record of such a case has been reported previously in the literature. We discuss presentation and management and highlight the need for close follow-up of these patients.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1258/002221503322683920