Primary middle-ear lymphoma in a child

The case of a five year old boy who presented with a lower motor neurone facial nerve palsy secondary to primary non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) of the middle ear is discussed. Any child who presents with a facial nerve palsy and conductive hearing loss requires thorough evaluation to exclude the possi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of laryngology and otology 2003-03, Vol.117 (3), p.205-207
Hauptverfasser:	Lang, Emer E., Walsh, Rory M., Leader, Mary
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	(RF) Otorhinolaryngology Antineoplastic agents Biological and medical sciences Chemotherapy Child, Preschool Ear Ear Neoplasms - complications Ear Neoplasms - diagnosis Ear, auditive nerve, cochleovestibular tract, facial nerve: diseases, semeiology Ear, Middle - pathology Facial Paralysis Facial Paralysis - etiology Hearing Loss, Conductive - etiology Humans Lymphoma Lymphoma, B-Cell - complications Lymphoma, B-Cell - diagnosis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Middle Non-Hodgkin Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Pharmacology. Drug treatments Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	The case of a five year old boy who presented with a lower motor neurone facial nerve palsy secondary to primary non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) of the middle ear is discussed. Any child who presents with a facial nerve palsy and conductive hearing loss requires thorough evaluation to exclude the possibility of temporal bone malignancy.
ISSN:	0022-2151 1748-5460
DOI:	10.1258/002221503321192520