Cerebellopontine angle meningioma resulting in middle-ear polyp.
Extracranial spread of meningiomas to involve the middle ear is very rare. We present the case of a 43-year-old woman with a known cerebellopontine angle meningioma who subsequently presented with left-sided otalgia and a middle-ear mass extruding through the tympanic membrane due to local invasion of the meningioma. The tumour was excised surgically. A discussion of the relevant literature is also presented.
Hanna
S J
SJ
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, UK. sjhanna@doctors.org.uk
Derham
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Van Hille
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Fenwick
J D
JD
D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology