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Traumatic porencephalic cyst and cholesteatoma of the ear

2000; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 114; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1258/0022215001904185

1748-5460

Maria Aparecida de Resende, José Abrunhosa, Pedro Lisboa-Gonçalves, J. Gameiro Dos Santos, F. Moreira, Ana Santos,

Ear and Head Tumors

Porencephalic cyst expanding into the ear is a very rare complication of temporal bone fracture. We report a case of a 20 – year – old male who developed a traumatic porencephalic cyst of the temporal lobe expanding into the ear through a tegmen fracture in association with a cholesteatoma. The clinical presentation was otitic meningitis. This occurrence was not encountered in any of the cases reviewed in the literature. The diagnosis, pathogenesis, treatment and prognosis of this condition are reviewed.