Glial choristoma of the middle ear.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-2013
Abstract
Glial choristomas are isolated masses of mature brain tissue that are found outside the spinal cord or cranial cavity. These masses are rare, especially in the middle ear. We describe the case of an 81-year-old man who presented with left-sided chronic otitis media, mastoiditis, hearing loss, tinnitus, and aural fullness. He was found to have a glial choristoma of the middle ear on the left. Otologic surgeons should be aware of the possibility of finding such a mass in the middle ear and be familiar with the differences in treatment between glial choristomas and the more common encephaloceles.
Volume
92
Issue
12
First Page
555
Last Page
557
ISSN
1942-7522
Published In/Presented At
Shemanski, K. A., Voth, S. E., Patitucci, L. B., Ma, Y., Popnikolov, N., Katsetos, C. D., & Sataloff, R. T. (2013). Glial choristoma of the middle ear. Ear, nose, & throat journal, 92(12), 555–557.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
24366701
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology
Document Type
Article