title: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from the eustachian tube and middle ear.
abstract: We report a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) originating from the eustachian tube and middle ear. A 31-year-old male who presented with otorrhoea and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the right ear was admitted to hospital due to cerebral infarction and deep vein thrombosis. After recovery, biopsies from a granulomatous mass found in the middle ear during operation for chronic otitis media revealed intermediate-grade MEC and a nasopharyngeal mass identified after surgery also revealed the same result. He received combined radiation therapy and chemotherapy and no residual or recurrent tumour was detected after two years of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.forename: Hak Hyun
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000473:pathology*; D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000473:pathology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed