Middle ear neuroendocrine tumor

Middle ear adenomatous neuroendocrine tumors (MEANT) are rare, mainly benign neoplasms and account for less than 2% of the middle and inner ear neoplasms. There are no specific radiological or clinical findings; therefore, the diagnosis is often difficult. Biopsy prior to surgery is often proposed. The definite treatment is the complete surgical resection. We present an uncommon clinical report of a MEANT, which was treated successfully with surgical excision.

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Middle Ear Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature in Pediatric Population

The Journal of International Advanced Otology ◽

10.5152/jiao.2021.8491 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 150-155

Author(s):

Mariapaola Guidi ◽

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Annamaria Buccoliero ◽

Franco Trabalzini ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Neuroendocrine Tumor ◽

Middle Ear ◽

Pediatric Population ◽

Review Of The Literature

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Recurrent Adenomatous Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Middle Ear: A Diagnostic Challenge

Case Reports in Otolaryngology ◽

10.1155/2018/8619434 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

J. Vilain ◽

J.-C. Degols ◽

S. Ledeghen

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽

Neuroendocrine Tumor ◽

Middle Ear ◽

Clinical Symptoms ◽

Histopathological Analysis ◽

Exocrine Glands ◽

Definite Diagnosis ◽

Resonance Imaging ◽

Diagnostic Challenge ◽

Complete Surgical Resection

Middle ear adenomatous neuroendocrine tumor (MEANT) poses a diagnostic challenge. Clinical symptoms are nonspecific. Definite diagnosis is made by histopathological analysis of the tumor after a complete surgical resection based on an extensive computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (CT/MRI). Controversial terminology of the neoplasm arises from the differentiation of this tumor composed of both endocrine and exocrine glands. Middle ear (ME) localization is rare and less aggressive than gastrointestinal tract or lung localizations. Nevertheless, clinical and CT/MRI analyses are necessary follow-ups for preventing or detecting recurrence or metastasis. A case of a female patient aged 26 with recurrent middle ear neuroendocrine adenoma is presented herein.

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A Rare Case of Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Middle Ear Detected by Gallium-68-DOTANOC-PET/CT

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ◽

10.1210/jc.2012-4046 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 98 (4) ◽

pp. 1319-1320 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Giorgio Treglia ◽

Roberto Baldelli ◽

Giovanni Cristalli ◽

Paolo Visca ◽

Agnese Barnabei ◽

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Keyword(s):

Neuroendocrine Tumor ◽

Middle Ear ◽

Rare Case ◽

Pet Ct ◽

Gallium 68

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Late onset middle ear neuroendocrine tumor presenting with distant metastasis

Otolaryngology Case Reports ◽

10.1016/j.xocr.2021.100289 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 ◽

pp. 100289

Author(s):

Federica Pollastri ◽

Rudi Pecci ◽

Elisa Pellegrini ◽

Paolo Vannucchi ◽

Cecilia Taverna ◽

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Keyword(s):

Neuroendocrine Tumor ◽

Middle Ear ◽

Distant Metastasis ◽

Late Onset

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The Effect of Stapedectomy on the Loudness of One’s Own Voice

Journal of Speech and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/jshr.0803.223 ◽

1965 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 223-234 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

William Melnick

Keyword(s):

Middle Ear ◽

Normal Subjects ◽

Sound Energy ◽

Loudness Function ◽

Before And After ◽

Increased Sensitivity

Five subjects with normal middle ear mechanisms, and otosclerotic patients, before and after stapedectomy, matched the loudness of their voices to the loudness of a 125-cps-sawtooth noise. The results showed loudness matching functions with gradual slopes, less than 1.00, for the normal subjects and the patients prior to stapedectomy. Post-surgically, the loudness function for the patients increased in steepness to considerably more than 1.00. These results are explained, most logically, in terms of increased sensitivity of the altered middle ear to sound energy generated by the listener’s own voice.

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