Conclusion
Neuroendocrine adenoma of middle ear is a rare tumor. It is slow
growing, benign epithelial tumor. It can be asymptomatic, or symptoms
may be non-specific and can be misdiagnosed as congenital cholesteatoma
or glomus tympanicum or glomus jugulare. The definite diagnosis is
established by histopathology and immunohistochemistry.14,16The definite treatment is surgical excision.
Surgical Approaches depend upon lesion involvement in the middle ear
cleft. If the tumor is small and not invading surrounding structures,
there is no need for radical surgery. Complete excision of tumor can be
possible without disturbing normal anatomy of middle ear cleft. However,
Intra-operative use of endoscope 30 degree or 45 degrees to exclude any
remnant is important. In addition, post-operative follow up plays
significant role to rule out recurrence. It can be combined clinically
with CT/MRI remains the best available method for controlling
recurrence. 13-15
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