Leiomyosarcoma of the middle ear and temporal bone.
Leiomyosarcoma is a malignant tumor of smooth muscle origin. It is rarely encountered in the head and neck area. A patient with leiomyosarcoma of the middle ear and the temporal bone with unusual bone destruction is presented. To our knowledge it is the first report of a middle ear and temporal bone leiomyosarcoma.
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University Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland.
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D000368:Aged; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004432:Ear, Middle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013701:Temporal Bone