Synchronous bilateral middle ear carcinoma.
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.
Murray
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Department of Clinical Oncology, Ipswich Hospital, Suffolk, UK.
Wiltshire
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D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male