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Eustachian Tube Teratoma: A Rare Entity
INTRODUCTION: Teratomas, tumors derived from all 3 fetal germ cell layers, are rarely located in the head and neck region and extremely rare in the Eustachian tube area. CASE REPORT: The authors present the case of a 2 years old child with chronic ear discharge. Referral diagnosis was tumor or cyst...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10436987/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37599665 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2632010X231195231 |
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author | Gheorghe, Dan Cristian Enculescu, Augustina Stanciu, Adina Elena Epure, Veronica Zamfir-Chiru-Anton, Adina |
author_facet | Gheorghe, Dan Cristian Enculescu, Augustina Stanciu, Adina Elena Epure, Veronica Zamfir-Chiru-Anton, Adina |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Teratomas, tumors derived from all 3 fetal germ cell layers, are rarely located in the head and neck region and extremely rare in the Eustachian tube area. CASE REPORT: The authors present the case of a 2 years old child with chronic ear discharge. Referral diagnosis was tumor or cyst of the temporal bone. Intraoperatively, a solid, hairy tumor located inside the Eustachain tube, with extension into the middle ear space was discovered and removed. Histology revealed a mature teratoma. Review of the literature showed reports of rare similar cases of Eustachian tube teratomas, differentiating themfrom hairy polyps of the rhynopharynx. The imaging of our patient, the surgical techique for removal of the tumor and long term follow-up are detailed. CONCLUSIONS: Teratomas located inside the Eustachian tube are exceptional. Their removal should be carefully planned in view of their long term anatomical sequelae and in order to avoid long term postoperative morbidity. |
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spelling | pubmed-104369872023-08-19 Eustachian Tube Teratoma: A Rare Entity Gheorghe, Dan Cristian Enculescu, Augustina Stanciu, Adina Elena Epure, Veronica Zamfir-Chiru-Anton, Adina Clin Pathol Case Report INTRODUCTION: Teratomas, tumors derived from all 3 fetal germ cell layers, are rarely located in the head and neck region and extremely rare in the Eustachian tube area. CASE REPORT: The authors present the case of a 2 years old child with chronic ear discharge. Referral diagnosis was tumor or cyst of the temporal bone. Intraoperatively, a solid, hairy tumor located inside the Eustachain tube, with extension into the middle ear space was discovered and removed. Histology revealed a mature teratoma. Review of the literature showed reports of rare similar cases of Eustachian tube teratomas, differentiating themfrom hairy polyps of the rhynopharynx. The imaging of our patient, the surgical techique for removal of the tumor and long term follow-up are detailed. CONCLUSIONS: Teratomas located inside the Eustachian tube are exceptional. Their removal should be carefully planned in view of their long term anatomical sequelae and in order to avoid long term postoperative morbidity. SAGE Publications 2023-08-17 /pmc/articles/PMC10436987/ /pubmed/37599665 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2632010X231195231 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Gheorghe, Dan Cristian Enculescu, Augustina Stanciu, Adina Elena Epure, Veronica Zamfir-Chiru-Anton, Adina Eustachian Tube Teratoma: A Rare Entity |
title | Eustachian Tube Teratoma: A Rare Entity |
title_full | Eustachian Tube Teratoma: A Rare Entity |
title_fullStr | Eustachian Tube Teratoma: A Rare Entity |
title_full_unstemmed | Eustachian Tube Teratoma: A Rare Entity |
title_short | Eustachian Tube Teratoma: A Rare Entity |
title_sort | eustachian tube teratoma: a rare entity |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10436987/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37599665 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2632010X231195231 |
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