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Posterior fossa ceruminoma

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A case is reported of a ceruminoma invading through the petrous temporal bone and meninges and into the cerebellum and brain stem. The tumour presented initially as a progressive facial palsy and later involved other cranial nerves. The poor prognosis and the importance of early recognition and radical treatment of this tumour is emphasized.

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  1. W. R. Timperley

    Present address: Departments of Neurological Surgery and of Neuropathology, Royal Infirmary, S 6 3 DA, Sheffield, England

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  1. Departments of Neurological Surgery and of Neuropathology, Royal Infirmary, S 6 3 DA, Sheffield, England

    R. G. Rossato

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Rossato, R.G., Timperley, W.R. Posterior fossa ceruminoma. Acta neurochir 28, 315–322 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01405649

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