Cerebrospinal otorrhoea--a temporal bone report.
Spontaneous cerebrospinal otorrhoea is a rare complication of a cholesteatoma. The histological findings in a temporal bone from such a case are reported. The cholesteatoma had eroded deeply through the vestibule into the internal auditory meatus.
Walby
A P
AP
Eye and Ear Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
D000368:Aged; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*