Low-grade (polymorphous) adenocarcinoma of the middle ear mimicking a jugulotympanic paraganglioma

Mantsopoulos K, Fietkau R, Hornung J, Agaimy A, Iro H, Taha L (2021)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2021

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Abstract

A 64-year-old female patient presented with otalgia and hearing loss in the right ear. On otoscopy, the right tympanic membrane was highly vascularized and bulged into the anteroinferior quadrant. High-resolution computed tomography revealed an osteolytic lesion with occupation of the hypotympanum extending into the petrous apex and right parapharyngeal space as well as infiltration of the wall of the right internal carotid artery. MRI strengthened the suspicion of a jugulotympanic paraganglioma. The biopsy material obtained through exploratory tympanotomy was assessed as a low-grade polymorphic adenocarcinoma. The tumor was treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy. Posttherapeutic imaging after 4 months did not show any evidence of tumor progression.

Authors with CRIS profile

Konstantinos Mantsopoulos Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Rainer Fietkau Lehrstuhl für Strahlentherapie Joachim Hornung Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Abbas Agaimy Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie Heinrich Iro Lehrstuhl für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde Lava Taha Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

How to cite

APA:

Mantsopoulos, K., Fietkau, R., Hornung, J., Agaimy, A., Iro, H., & Taha, L. (2021). Low-grade (polymorphous) adenocarcinoma of the middle ear mimicking a jugulotympanic paraganglioma. HNO. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00106-021-01028-x

MLA:

Mantsopoulos, Konstantinos, et al. "Low-grade (polymorphous) adenocarcinoma of the middle ear mimicking a jugulotympanic paraganglioma." HNO (2021).

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