Should nasopharyngeal biopsy be mandatory in adult unilateral glue ear?
Unilateral secretory otitis media is a recognized presenting feature of nasopharyngeal neoplasia. In the two cases presented, biopsy from the nasopharynx revealed an unsuspected underlying adenocarcinoma. The need to biopsy the normal looking post-nasal space is highlighted.
Lee
W C
WC
Department of Otolaryngology, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Birmingham, UK.
Weiner
G M
GM
Campbell
J B
JB
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed