Spontaneous meningocele, a rare middle ear mass.
This report describes the CT and MR findings in one patient with a spontaneous middle ear meningocele and a second patient with a middle ear meningoencephalocele possibly related to a large intracranial mass. High-resolution CT defined anatomic relation and bone destruction, and MR aided in tissue characterization.
Gray
B G
BG
Department of Radiology, Toronto Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Willinsky
R A
RA
Rutka
J A
JA
Tator
C H
CH
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed