title: Middle-ear ceruminous adenoma as a rare cause of hearing loss and vertigo: case reports.
abstract: Middle-ear ceruminous adenomas are rare benign neoplasms arising from the epithelium of the middle ear. Progressive hearing loss, ear fullness and tinnitus are common symptoms of this tumour; facial nerve paresis and vestibular disturbances occur very infrequently. We present two cases of middle-ear ceruminous adenomas, one showed rapid unilateral hearing loss with aural fullness, followed by purulent aural discharge and vertigo. In the second case, the disease affected an already deaf ear and the only symptom of the disease was increasing vertigo. The clinical features, intraoperative findings, and histological and radiological findings are presented. The cases are compared to those described in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Wrocław, Faculty of Medicine, ul. Chałubińskiego 2, 53-561 Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Orendorz-Fraczkowska
authors.forename: Marzena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaworska
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gawron
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Badowski
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D002571:Cerumen; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004433:Earache / Q000209:etiology; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology*