Temporal bone pathology of metastatic T-cell lymphoma
Kobayashi, K.; Igarashi, M.; McBride, R.A.; Saito, R.; Kataura, A.
Acta Oto-Laryngologica. Supplementum 447: 113-119
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0365-5237 PMID: 3055803 Document Number: 315638
Metastatic lymphoma involving the temporal bone is a rare tumour. A review of the English literature revealed only 13 reported cases. The common metastatic sites within the temporal bone are bone marrow and the internal auditory canal (IAC). Non-Hodgkin lymphoma has a tendency to infiltrate to the inner ear and middle ear, with bone marrow involvement. Recent advances in immunology have redefined the malignant lymphoma as a neoplasm of the immune system that has involved T and B cells. We present a case of non-Hodgkin T-cell lymphoma that metastasized to the temporal bone and central nervous system.