Myxoid tumours in the temporal bone

Abstract

Myxoid tumours have the essential common feature, that they are difficult to remove radically because of their gelatinous consistency. Only one previous report describes a myxoid tumour—a myxoma—located to the temporal bone. This paper presents two such tumours in the temporal bone, a myxoma and an extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma. The clinical and histological features of these tumours and the operative treatment are described and discussed.