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http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2012.13.6.812

Imaging Finding of Malignant Melanoma of Eustachian Tube with Extension to Middle Ear Cavity: Case Report  

Kim, Hong Chul (Department of Radiology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine)
Jang, Han Won (Daekyung Radiologic Clinics)
Lee, Hui Joong (Department of Radiology, Kyungpook National University Hospital)
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Korean Journal of Radiology / v.13, no.6, 2012 , pp. 812-815 More about this Journal
Abstract
We report a case of malignant melanoma of Eustachian tube with extension to the middle ear cavity and nasopharynx in a 51-year-old woman who presented with right ear fullness. Computed tomography showed a soft tissue mass in the middle ear cavity and causedthe widening and eroding of the bony eustachian tube. Magnetic resonance imaging showed well enhancing mass in eustachian tube extending nasopharynx to middle ear cavity. A biopsy of the middle ear cavity mass revealed a malignant amelanotic melanoma.
Keywords
Melanoma; Middle ear; MRI;
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