Inner ear salivary gland choristoma extending to the middle ear with congenital profound hearing loss and facial palsy: a case report

Abstract Background Salivary gland choristoma (SGCh) is a rare benign tumor reported in several unusual sites, such as the gastrointestinal tract, the optic nerve, and the internal auditory canal, but never reported in the inner ear. Case presentation An 8-year-old girl with a history of left profou...

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Main Authors: Yoshiharu Yamanobe, Naoki Oishi, Takanori Nishiyama, Makoto Hosoya, Kaoru Ogawa
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-021-00511-3
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Naoki Oishi
Takanori Nishiyama
Makoto Hosoya
Kaoru Ogawa
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description Abstract Background Salivary gland choristoma (SGCh) is a rare benign tumor reported in several unusual sites, such as the gastrointestinal tract, the optic nerve, and the internal auditory canal, but never reported in the inner ear. Case presentation An 8-year-old girl with a history of left profound congenital hearing loss presented to us with ipsilateral progressive severe facial nerve palsy (House-Brackmann Grade VI). The left tympanic membrane was swollen with a pulsatile tumor. Radiological investigations revealed a multilocular tumor in the inner ear extending into the middle ear and internal auditory canal (IAC). We performed a partial resection of the tumor by transmastoid approach to preserve the anatomical structure of the facial nerve. The tumor was pathologically diagnosed as SGCh. Two years after surgery, her facial function recovered to House-Brackmann Grade II and the residual tumor did not show regrowth on MRI. Conclusions Although the natural course of this rare tumor is unknown, a partial resection is an acceptable treatment procedure when functional recovery of the facial nerve is anticipated. Graphical abstract
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spelling doaj-art-e26a293e72004d3da7b38469a33594562025-08-20T01:47:50ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery1916-02162021-04-015011410.1186/s40463-021-00511-3Inner ear salivary gland choristoma extending to the middle ear with congenital profound hearing loss and facial palsy: a case reportYoshiharu Yamanobe0Naoki Oishi1Takanori Nishiyama2Makoto Hosoya3Kaoru Ogawa4Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of MedicineDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of MedicineDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of MedicineDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of MedicineDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of MedicineAbstract Background Salivary gland choristoma (SGCh) is a rare benign tumor reported in several unusual sites, such as the gastrointestinal tract, the optic nerve, and the internal auditory canal, but never reported in the inner ear. Case presentation An 8-year-old girl with a history of left profound congenital hearing loss presented to us with ipsilateral progressive severe facial nerve palsy (House-Brackmann Grade VI). The left tympanic membrane was swollen with a pulsatile tumor. Radiological investigations revealed a multilocular tumor in the inner ear extending into the middle ear and internal auditory canal (IAC). We performed a partial resection of the tumor by transmastoid approach to preserve the anatomical structure of the facial nerve. The tumor was pathologically diagnosed as SGCh. Two years after surgery, her facial function recovered to House-Brackmann Grade II and the residual tumor did not show regrowth on MRI. Conclusions Although the natural course of this rare tumor is unknown, a partial resection is an acceptable treatment procedure when functional recovery of the facial nerve is anticipated. Graphical abstracthttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-021-00511-3Salivary gland choristomaInner ear tumorCongenital hearing lossPediatric ear tumorsPediatric facial palsyDisequilibrium
spellingShingle Yoshiharu Yamanobe
Naoki Oishi
Takanori Nishiyama
Makoto Hosoya
Kaoru Ogawa
Inner ear salivary gland choristoma extending to the middle ear with congenital profound hearing loss and facial palsy: a case report
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Salivary gland choristoma
Inner ear tumor
Congenital hearing loss
Pediatric ear tumors
Pediatric facial palsy
Disequilibrium
title Inner ear salivary gland choristoma extending to the middle ear with congenital profound hearing loss and facial palsy: a case report
title_full Inner ear salivary gland choristoma extending to the middle ear with congenital profound hearing loss and facial palsy: a case report
title_fullStr Inner ear salivary gland choristoma extending to the middle ear with congenital profound hearing loss and facial palsy: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Inner ear salivary gland choristoma extending to the middle ear with congenital profound hearing loss and facial palsy: a case report
title_short Inner ear salivary gland choristoma extending to the middle ear with congenital profound hearing loss and facial palsy: a case report
title_sort inner ear salivary gland choristoma extending to the middle ear with congenital profound hearing loss and facial palsy a case report
topic Salivary gland choristoma
Inner ear tumor
Congenital hearing loss
Pediatric ear tumors
Pediatric facial palsy
Disequilibrium
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-021-00511-3
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