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Solitary plasmacytoma of the skull base presenting with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. Vijaya-Sekaran ,
T. Delap  and
S. Abramovich
S. Vijaya-Sekaran*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK.
T. Delap
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK.
S. Abramovich
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr S. Vijaya-Sekaran, Department of Otolaryngology, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow HA1 3UJ.
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Abstract

Solitary plasmacytoma of the skull base is a rare entity with only a few reported cases in the literature. We review the literature and present our experience with this lesion that produced ipsilateral sensorineural hearing loss, vertigo and ipsilateral sixth nerve palsy.

Keywords

PlasmacytomaSkull base
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 2 , February 1999 , pp. 164 - 166
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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