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A case of chronic suppurative otitis media, active squamosal variety on Examination under microscopy revealed grade 3 attic retraction. CT scan revealed soft tissue thickening and opacification in left middle ear cavity and mastoid. Surgery performed. Excised soft tissue on HPE revealed meningothelial meningioma.
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Saxena, N.S., Singh, K., Kesharwani, V. et al. A rare case of meningothelial meningioma in middle ear and mastoid. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 76, 1314–1316 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-023-04293-0
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