title: The natural history of primary temporal bone myxoma.
abstract: Primary myxomas of the temporal bone are rare tumors. If misdiagnosed, they can grow into locally aggressive expansile masses resulting in hearing loss, facial paralysis, dural invasion, and mass effect on the adjacent brain parenchyma. This case demonstrates the natural history of an extraordinarily rare tumor over a longer period not previously described. The importance of correlating histopathologic findings with diagnostic imaging features to enable an accurate diagnosis is also emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. nandita.guha@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Nandita
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guha-Thakurta
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deavers
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: DeMonte
authors.forename: Paul W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Gidley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed