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Aggressive papillary tumour of the nasopharynx followed by an aggressive papillary tumour of the middle ear. A multiple site tumour?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2006

P. D. Karkos
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells University Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
R. Kelleher
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells University Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
O. J. Hilmi
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells University Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
B. C. Davis
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells University Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.

Abstract

We report the case of a 72-year-old male presenting with a papillary adenocarcinoma of the middle ear. He had had a similar tumour excised from the ipsilateral nasopharynx seven years previously with no evidence of local recurrence. We conclude that this middle ear lesion possibly represents a second tumour. No record of such a case has been reported previously in the literature. We discuss presentation and management and highlight the need for close follow-up of these patients.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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