A 7-year-old female patient was diagnosed with a neoplasm at the apex of the temporal bone. The duration of the illness from the onset of initial symptoms to the surgical intervention was 13 months. Standard ENT examinations did not reveal any significant pathology aside from signs of chronic otitis....
No actionable change for general audiology practice — this rare pediatric temporal bone tumor case is primarily of interest to neurotologists and skull-base surgeons, with limited generalizability.
Chondrogenic neoplasms at the temporal bone apex are exceptionally rare in children, and this case adds to a very sparse literature that can guide recognition and management timelines.
- 01Case report of a 7-year-old girl with a chondrogenic (cartilage-origin) tumor at the temporal bone pyramid apex.
- 02Symptom onset to surgical intervention spanned 13 months.
- 03Published in Vestn Otorinolaringol; PMID 42117423.
- 04Highlights diagnostic challenges in rare pediatric skull-base tumors.
- 05Single case limits generalizability but documents a rare clinical presentation.
Surgical treatment was successfully performed on a chondrogenic neoplasm at the temporal bone apex in a 7-year-old child.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42117423
- DOI
- 10.17116/otorino202691021102.
- Journal
- Vestnik Otorinolaringologii
- Publication type
- case_report
- Evidence level
- 4
- Sample size
- 1
- Population
- 7-year-old female with chondrogenic neoplasm at the temporal bone pyramid apex
- Intervention
- Surgical treatment of temporal bone chondrogenic neoplasm
Primary outcomes
Surgical outcomes; Clinical course from symptom onset to intervention