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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from the eustachian tube and middle ear

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2006

Young Ho Kim ,
Sung Won Chae  and
Hak Hyun Jung
Young Ho Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sung Won Chae
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hak Hyun Jung
Affiliation:
Division of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Abstract

We report a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) originating from the eustachian tube and middle ear. A 31-year-old male who presented with otorrhoea and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the right ear was admitted to hospital due to cerebral infarction and deep vein thrombosis. After recovery, biopsies from a granulomatous mass found in the middle ear during operation for chro ic otitis media revealed intermediate-grade MEC and a nasopharyngeal mass identified after surgery also revealed the same result. He received combined radiation therapy and chemotherapy and no residual or recurrent tumour was detected after two years of follow-up.

Keywords

Ear NeoplasmsEarMiddleEustachian TubeCarcinomaMucoepidermoid
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 117 , Issue 3 , March 2003 , pp. 202 - 204
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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