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.
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
Attila
A
Torkos
József
J
Jóri
Ferenc
F
Tóth
Alice
A
Szamosközi
József Géza
JG
Kiss
Jeno
J
Czigner
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