title: Temporal bone meningioma involving the middle ear: A case report.
abstract: Meningioma is a common intracranial tumor involving the meninges. The localization of this type of tumor is rarely extracranial due to its typically low invasive properties. Furthermore, invasion of the middle ear is exceptional. The present study reported a case of meningioma extending into the middle ear from the middle cranial fossa through the tegmen tympani. The clinical and pathological characteristics, as well as the outcome of the patient, were described.
authors.affiliation: Ear Nose and Throat Unit, University of Naples Federico II, Naples 80131, Italy.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ricciardiello
authors.affiliation: Ear Nose and Throat Unit, University of Naples Federico II, Naples 80131, Italy.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fattore
authors.affiliation: Ear Nose and Throat Unit, University of Naples Federico II, Naples 80131, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Ester
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Liguori
authors.affiliation: Ear Nose and Throat Unit, University of Naples Federico II, Naples 80131, Italy.
authors.forename: Flavia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oliva
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, Second University of Naples, Naples 80138, Italy.
authors.forename: Amalia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luce
authors.affiliation: Ear Nose and Throat Unit, University of Naples Federico II, Naples 80131, Italy.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abate
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, Second University of Naples, Naples 80138, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caraglia
authors.affiliation: Ear Nose and Throat Unit, University of Naples Federico II, Naples 80131, Italy.
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pianese
authors.affiliation: Ear Nose and Throat Unit, Santa Maria delle Grazie Hospital, Pozzuoli, Naples 80078, Italy.
authors.forename: Aldo Falco
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Raucci
keywords: chronic otitis; meningioma; middle ear; radiotherapy; temporal bone