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J Neurol Surg Rep 2014; 75(01): e136-e140
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1376428
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1376428
Case Report
Giant Cell Tumor of the Temporal Bone Invading into the Pterygoid Muscle through the Temporomandibular Joint
Further Information
Publication History
04 December 2013
26 March 2014
Publication Date:
28 May 2014 (online)
Abstract
We report a case of giant cell tumor of the temporal bone invading into the pterygoid muscle through the temporomandibular joint. The patient was a 43-year-old woman who developed left ear fullness 2 years earlier with a mass in the external auditory canal. Radiologic evaluation revealed extension into the infratemporal fossa and confirmed that the tumor was invading into pterygoid muscle. A middle cranial fossa approach along with tympanoplasty was used for total resection of the tumor. Once a tumor invades into muscle tissue, meticulous care is required to remove it because identification of tumor tissue becomes extremely difficult.
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