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Papillary adenocarcinoma of the middle ear

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. K. Robson*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Bristol Royal Infirmary.
J. W. Eveson
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Bristol Royal Infirmary.
F.R.C. Path
Affiliation:
University Department of Oral Medicine, Surgery and Pathology, Bristol Dental Hospital and School.
I. M. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Bristol Royal Infirmary.
A. R. Maw
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Bristol Royal Infirmary.
*
A. K. Robson F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford.

Abstract

A case of papillary adenocarcinoma of the middle ear is presented. The patient had an unusually short history of otalgia, aural discharge and facial palsy, and, at presentation the tumour was too large for surgical resection to be a feasible option. The managementof this rare tumour is discussed and the relevant literature reviewed.

Type
View from Beneath: Pathology in Focus
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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