Verrucous carcinoma of the temporal bone.
Verrucous carcinoma is a highly differentiated variant of squamous cell carcinoma. In the literature, 11 cases of primary verrucous carcinoma of the temporal bone have been reported. We present a 48-year-old woman who had undergone radical mastoidectomy because of chronic otitis media 20 years ago; consequently, verrucous carcinoma occurred in the mastoid cavity. We discuss verrucous carcinoma of the temporal bone with the review of literature.
Department of Otolaryngology, Cukurova University Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey. lbaydogan@cu.edu.tr
Lutfi Barlas
LB
Aydogan
Suleyman
S
Ozdemir
Derya
D
Gumurdula
D001706:Biopsy; D018289:Carcinoma, Verrucous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed