Eustachian Tube Teratoma: A Rare Entity.

Autor: Gheorghe DC; ENT Department, 'MarieCurie' Children Hospital, 'Carol Davila' University, Bucharest, Romania., Enculescu A; Pathology Department, 'Marie Curie' Children Hospital, Bucharest, Romania., Stanciu AE; Department of Carcinogenesis and Molecular Biology, Institute of Oncology Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania., Epure V; ENT Department, 'MarieCurie' Children Hospital, 'Carol Davila' University, Bucharest, Romania., Zamfir-Chiru-Anton A; ENT Department, 'Grigore Alexandrescu' Emergency Hospital for Children, Bucharest, Romania.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical pathology (Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, Calif.) [Clin Pathol] 2023 Aug 17; Vol. 16, pp. 2632010X231195231. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 17 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1177/2632010X231195231
Abstrakt: 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.
Competing Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
(© The Author(s) 2023.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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