Myxoma of the temporal bone: an uncommon neoplasm.
We report the case of an 11-year-old girl who presented with a soft-tissue mass that filled the left external auditory canal and a discharge that resembled chronic suppurative otitis media. The patient underwent mastoid exploration with complete excision of the mass. Findings on the excision biopsy were consistent with a myxoma of the temporal bone. At follow-up 2 years postoperatively, the patient remained disease-free. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the 12th case of a myxoma of the temporal bone to be reported in the English-language literature.
Sareen
Deepika
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Department of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Hospitals, E-80, Naraina Vihar, New Delhi-110028, India.
Sethi
Ashwani
A
Mrig
Sumit
S
Nigam
Sonu
S
Agarwal
A K
AK
D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology