1987 Volume 1987 Issue Supplement10 Pages 70-76
Two cases of temporal bone invasion by maxillary cancer are reported.
One patient was a 63-year-old male who died of purulent me n ingitis after the course of five years. Temporal bone findings revealed direct cancer invasion of the petrous apex, polymorphonuclear leukocytes infiltration to the internal auditory canal and modiolus, and otitis media with effusion. The other patient was a 63-year-old female who died of cerebral infarction and cachexia after the course of two years. Temporal bone histopathology revealed otitis media with effusion, extensive neoplastic infiltration to the petrous apex and middle ear, but the labyrinth remained intact.
