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Should nasopharyngeal biopsy be mandatory in adult unilateral glue ear?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

W. C. Lee ,
G. M. Weiner  and
J. B. Campbell
W. C. Lee*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, UK
G. M. Weiner
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Stoke-on-Trent, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, UK
J. B. Campbell
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Birmingham and Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr W. C. Lee, Department of Otolaryngology, Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Shrewsbury, SY1 1JS Fax: 01743 357925
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Abstract

Unilateral secretory otitis media is a recognized presenting feature of nasopharyngeal neoplasia. In the two cases presented, biopsy from the nasopharynx revealed an unsuspected underlying adenocarcinoma. The need to biopsy the normal looking post-nasal space is highlighted.

Keywords

Otitis media with effusionNasopharyngeal neoplasmsAdenocarcinoma

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Clinical Records
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 1 , January 1996 , pp. 62 - 64
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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