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DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-953509
Copyright © 2006 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.
Bilateral Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Temporal Bones
Publication History
Publication Date:
16 October 2006 (online)
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ABSTRACT
We report a case of bilateral squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bones in a 66-year-old woman who underwent a left subtotal petrosectomy and a right lateral temporal bone resection. Hearing rehabilitation was successfully achieved by fitting a bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) on the right side. We feel that in cases where the extent of the tumor permits a lateral temporal bone resection in at least one side, fitting of a BAHA can achieve a good outcome without resorting to tympanoplasty techniques that may compromise the medial end of the surgical resection.
KEYWORDS
Squamous cell carcinoma - bilateral - temporal bone - external auditory canal - bone-anchored hearing aid
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Michael J GleesonM.D.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
3rd Fl. Thomas Guy House, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
Email: professor.michael.gleeson@gmail.com