Int. Adv. Otol. 2009; 6(1); 112-115

Primary skull base lymphoma with concomitant petrous cholesteatoma: Case report
C. Bianchini, A. Ciorba, S. Pelucchi, R. Bovo, G. Rigolin, A. Martini, A. Pastore.
ENT and Audiology Department, University Hospital of Ferrara,  Italy.  andrea.ciorba@unife.it

Background: There are no reports in the literature so far, showing the coexisting presence of a lymphoma and a
cholesteatoma in the skull base. Our sim was to point up the clinical features of a primary malignant left petro-clival lymphoma
presenting with a concomitant petrous cholesteatoma. The patient presented a progressive history of dysartrhia and multiple
cranial nerve palsies. Both the lesions were documented radiologically and histologically.

Discussion and Conclusion: Primary lymphoma of the clivus are rare. The clinical and the radiological features of the lesion
have been described as well as the pathologic findings.