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Pseudotumour of the temporal bone: a usual cause of otorrhoea and facial palsy

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Abstract

An inflammatory pseudotumour of the temporal bone is a rare, idiopathic, fibro-inflammatory lesion which mimics malignancy. Although such a lesion is known to occur elsewhere in the body such as the liver, abdominal viscera, pelvis, thorax and the upper respiratory tract, the involvement of the temporal bone is extremely unusual. We present such a case in a 60-year-old man, which provided a great diagnostic challenge. We review the key radiological and histological results that confirmed the diagnosis and demonstrated for the first time that oral steroids alone may completely resolve the condition.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, UK

    Chris Coulson, Ajith George & Ranit De

  2. Department of Histopathology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, UK

    A. Biswas & C. Phelan

  3. ENT Department, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, UK

    Chris Coulson

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An erratum to this article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00405-007-0553-0

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Coulson, C., George, A., Biswas, A. et al. Pseudotumour of the temporal bone: a usual cause of otorrhoea and facial palsy. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 265, 713–715 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-007-0500-0

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