title: A rare location for sarcoma metastasis: The temporal bone.
abstract: Skeletal sarcoma metastasis is relatively rare; moreover, for this type of metastasis, the temporal bone is also a rare location. The temporal bone appears to be affected by metastatic tumors in discrete histopathologic patterns, with characteristic clinical presentations. In this study, we analyzed the records of 6 patients with skeletal sarcoma metastasis to the temporal bone, with an emphasis on histopathologic sections of human temporal bones. The most common site of sarcoma metastasis in the temporal bone was petrous apex in our series. Physicians should keep in mind that a sarcoma patient may manifest with ear findings due to temporal bone metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Giresun A. Ilhan Ozdemir State Hospital, Giresun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ömer
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Hızlı
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salduz
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Gebze Fatih State Hospital, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.affiliation: Paparella Ear Head and Neck Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Paparella
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Electronic address: cureo003@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Sebahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cureoglu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult