Middle Ear Adenomatous Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Rare Entity
Middle ear adenomatous neuroendocrine tumors (MEANT) are rare, mainly benign neoplasms and account for less than 2% of the middle and inner ear neoplasms. There are no specific radiological or clinical findings; therefore, the diagnosis is often difficult. Biopsy prior to surgery is often proposed....
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Veröffentlicht in: | Ear, nose, & throat journal nose, & throat journal, 2023-12, Vol.102 (12), p.NP585-NP587 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Middle ear adenomatous neuroendocrine tumors (MEANT) are rare, mainly benign neoplasms and account for less than 2% of the middle and inner ear neoplasms. There are no specific radiological or clinical findings; therefore, the diagnosis is often difficult. Biopsy prior to surgery is often proposed. The definite treatment is the complete surgical resection. We present an uncommon clinical report of a MEANT, which was treated successfully with surgical excision. |
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ISSN: | 0145-5613 1942-7522 |
DOI: | 10.1177/01455613211029785 |