Abstract

SALAZAR MINAYA, Ray  and  BOERO ZUNINO, Gino. Xanthoma of the temporal bone. A case report. Rev Med Hered [online]. 2021, vol.32, n.3, pp.175-178. ISSN 1018-130X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.20453/rmh.v32i3.4061.

We present the case of a 53-year-old female patient who presented with one-year history of mixed frequency tinnitus of the left ear and sudden development of unilateral deafness. She received treatment with oral steroids plus intratympanic infiltrations. Imaging studies using CT-Scan and MRI disclosed a solid tumor of well-defined borders in the union of the petrosal and squamous portions of the left temporal bone. A mastoidectomy was performed, the anatomopathological studies revealed a xanthoma of the temporal bone. A literature review was performed.

Keywords : Xanthomatosis; foam cell; histiocytosis non-Langerhans-cell.

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