Inner ear malformations: Mondini's dysplasia.
Advances in imaging techniques are enabling the detection of increasing numbers of inner ear malformations. Mondini's dysplasia, whether alone or in association with other malformations, is one of those most frequently encountered. We report 4 cases of Mondini's dysplasia treated by us, discussing recent embryological and genetic findings.
Arellano
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Department of Otolaryngology, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
Ramírez-Camacho
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Trinidad
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Vicente
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002891:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21 / Q000235:genetics; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D017354:Point Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed