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Carcinoid tumour of the middle ear associated with systemic symptoms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. A. Latif ,
D. J. Madders ,
R. P. E. Barton  and
P. A. V. Shaw
M. A. Latif*
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
D. J. Madders
Affiliation:
Histopathology Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
R. P. E. Barton
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
P. A. V. Shaw
Affiliation:
Histopathology Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
*
M. A. Latif, Senior Registrar in ENT Surgery, The Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LEI 5WW.
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Abstract

Carcinoid tumour is one of the rarest middle-ear neoplasms. We describe here a case of carcinoid tumour of the middle-ear cleft that presented with aural as well as systemic symptoms. Diagnostic difficulty was encountered using light microscopy, but electron microscopy revealed the neurosecretory granules.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 101 , Issue 5 , May 1987 , pp. 480 - 486
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1987

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