title: Synchronous bilateral middle ear carcinoma.
abstract: A case of bilateral middle ear carcinoma is presented. The patient was diagnosed as having a squamous carcinoma of the right middle ear 3 months after an identical diagnosis had been made on the left. He had a relatively short history of previous ear symptoms. We believe that these tumours arose synchronously, and discuss possible aetiological factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Oncology, Ipswich Hospital, Suffolk, UK.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Wiltshire
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male