Successful cochlear implantation in a child after recovery from a head and neck malignancy: a case report.
We present the case of a successful pediatric cochlear implantation that was carried out following bilateral perilingual deafness caused by meningitis during the treatment of a childhood malignant tumor. A rhabdomyosarcoma localized in the frontobasal area was removed from the child at the age of 2 years. He then received 11 months of postoperative cytostatic treatment. A purulent meningitis developed at the end of the chemotherapy, resulting in a major-grade, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (practically a perilingual deafness). After 6 tumor-free years and a meticulous preoperative assessment, a Nucleus 24 M cochlear implant was successfully implanted in the child's left ear. Two years after the operation, the child shows excellent hearing results and moderate speech development.
Torkos
Attila
A
Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Tisza Lajos krt. 111, Szeged 6725, Hungary. torky@orl.szote.u-szeged.hu
Jóri
József
J
Tóth
Ferenc
F
Szamosközi
Alice
A
Kiss
József Géza
JG
Czigner
Jeno
J
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents