A Case of Middle Ear Cavity Meningioma with No Apparent Intra-cranial Source
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- Takeda Shoichiro
- Department of Otolaryngology, Kaisei General Hospital
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- Hato Naohito
- Department of Otolaryngology, Ehime University School of Medicine
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- Okada Masahiro
- Department of Otolaryngology, Ehime University School of Medicine
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- Gyo Kiyofumi
- Department of Otolaryngology, Ehime University School of Medicine
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- Other Title
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- 中耳内に限局した髄膜腫の一例
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Abstract
A 50-year-old woman complained of no symptoms except for fullness of the left ear. Her physical examination revealed a white mass visible through the left intact tympanic membrane, although her pure tone audiogram was within normal limits. CT and MRI showed a solitary mass in the left middle ear. In order to confirming the diagnosis, we performed a trans-mastoid tumor biopsy, and the tumor was microscopically diagnosed as meningioma.<BR>Later, the tumor was successfully removed by combined approach technique, and the canal wall up tympanoplasty type III-i (interposition) was performed. The patient was undergoing regular follow-ups, and for 18 months after her surgery, she was free of any recurrent meningioma and retained good hearing.<BR>There will be arguments both for and against operations in similar cases. Surgery, follow-ups (Wait-and-scan), and radiation can be recommended. To make a decision, further verification and the informed consent are important.
Journal
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- Otology Japan
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Otology Japan 22 (3), 238-243, 2012
Japan Otological Society
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- CRID
- 1390001204771906560
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- NII Article ID
- 10030959089
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- NII Book ID
- AN10358085
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- ISSN
- 18841457
- 09172025
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- JaLC
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