title: Malignancy of the temporal bone.
abstract: Malignant tumors of the temporal bone are extremely rare, and the diagnosis is often delayed because of the difficulty of differentiating neoplasms from more common disorders found in the ear canal and middle ear. The degree of surgical extirpation is planned according to the determined clinicoradiographic extent of the tumor. Unfortunately, the radiographic assessment often underestimates the tumor involvement of neurovascular or bony structures, which may lead to an inadequate resection and life-threatening tumor recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Section of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Loyola University of Chicago, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Leonetti
authors.forename: Sam J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Marzo
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*