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Ano: 2013  Vol. 17   Num. 3  - Jul/Set - (15º)
DOI: 10.7162/S1809-977720130003000015
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Middle ear adenoma with neuroendocrine differentiation: relate of two cases and literature review
Author(s):
Aline Gomes Bittencourt1, Robinson Koji Tsuji2, Francisco Cabral Junior3, Larissa Vilela Pereira3, Anna Carolina de Oliveira Fonseca1, Venâncio Alves4, Ricardo Ferreira Bento5.
Key words:
Neuroendocrine Tumors; Hearing Loss; Adenoma.
Abstract:

Introduction: Adenomas with neuroendocrine differentiation are defined as neuroendocrine neoplasms, and they are rarely found in the head and neck. Objective: To describe two cases of a middle ear adenoma with neuroendocrine differentiation, with a literature review. Case Report: Patient 1 was a 41-year-old woman who presented with a 3-year history of left aural fullness associated with ipsilateral "hammer beating" tinnitus. Patient 2 was a 41-year-old male who presented with unilateral conductive hearing loss. Conclusion: Adenoma with neuroendocrine differentiation of the middle ear is a rare entity, but it should be considered in patients with tinnitus, aural fullness, and a retrotympanic mass and remembered as a diferential diagnosis of tympanic paraganglioma.

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