Facial nerve paralysis caused by tumor-forming chronic lymphatic leukemia: a case report.
A 60-year-old female with chronic lymphatic leukemia developed a complete facial paralysis. Clinical examination revealed a tumor protruding through the cranial part of the eardrum. A CT scan and biopsy specimens showed a leukemic infiltrate in the middle ear with extension to the facial canal. She was successfully treated with radiotherapy.
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
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D001706:Biopsy; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care