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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