A case of a temporal bone meningioma presenting as a chronic otitis media

Authors

  • José Antonio Chávez-López
  • Rosalina García-Cisneros
  • Antonio Zarate-Mendez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31157/an.v21i3.127

Keywords:

meningiomas, temporal meningioma, intracranial tumors, middle ear

Abstract

Meningiomas primary ear and temporal bone are rare and often unrecognized and misdiagnosed, resulting in inappropriate clinical management. There are few reports of clinicopathologic studies of meningiomas in this anatomical site. We present a case of 64-year-old male patient, with long evolution otitis media and poor response to medical treatment, he was diagnosed with bone temporal meningioma after presented to the emergency room with seizures event.

Published

2016-09-01

How to Cite

Chávez-López, J. A., García-Cisneros, R., & Zarate-Mendez, A. (2016). A case of a temporal bone meningioma presenting as a chronic otitis media. Archivos De Neurociencias, 21(3). https://doi.org/10.31157/an.v21i3.127

Issue

Section

Case report

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