Neuroepithelial cysts of the middle ear.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-2003
Abstract
Neuroepithelial cysts are lesions of the central nervous system that have previously been reported in cerebral parenchyma, in the spinal cord, and within the ventricles in association with the choroid plexus. We describe 2 cases of neuroepithelial cysts of the middle ear. One was diagnosed after surgery for a retraction pocket and chronic otitis media complicated by an intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. The other produced bilateral spontaneous CSF otorrhea and mimicked the presentation of arachnoid granulations. Both cases were verified with immunohistochemical stains. Neuroepithelial cysts, although rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of spontaneous CSF otorrhea or an epitympanic mass.
Volume
112
Issue
4
First Page
356
Last Page
360
ISSN
0003-4894
Published In/Presented At
Chen, A. F., Samy, R. N., Kirby, P., Gantz, B. J., & Rubinstein, J. T. (2003). Neuroepithelial cysts of the middle ear. The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology, 112(4), 356–360. https://doi.org/10.1177/000348940311200410
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
12731631
Department(s)
Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology
Document Type
Article