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S J Hanna1, C Derham, P Van Hille
1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, UK. sjhanna@doctors.org.uk
Abstract:
Extracranial spread of meningiomas to involve the middle ear is very rare. We present the case of a 43-year-old woman with a known cerebellopontine angle meningioma who subsequently presented with left-sided otalgia and a middle-ear mass extruding through the tympanic membrane due to local invasion of the meningioma. The tumour was excised surgically. A discussion of the relevant literature is also presented.
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