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Case Reports
. 2011 Nov;2(11):92.
doi: 10.1258/shorts.2011.011061. Epub 2011 Nov 28.

Primary meningioma of the middle ear

Joseph G Manjaly  1 , Gillian Mt Watson, Mary Jones
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Case Reports

Primary meningioma of the middle ear

Joseph G Manjaly et al. JRSM Short Rep. 2011 Nov.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Initial pure-tone audiogram showing right-sided 70 db mixed hearing loss
Figure 2
Figure 2
Initial unenhanced MRI showing fluid within the right mastoid air cells
Figure 3
Figure 3
Postoperative MRI with gadolinium enhancement showing removal of soft tissue mass and no intracranial involvement
Figure 4
Figure 4
Sections showing typical meningothelial whorl pattern and psammomma bodies. a. H&E × 40; b. H&E × 200
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