NEOPLASM OF THE TEMPORAL BONE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS -A CLINICAL CASE

A fairly common neoplasm of the temporal bone is a paraganglioma. The incidence of this pathology is 1 : 30,000 of the population, with a predominant prevalence in women. Despite advances in medical technology, the diagnosis and treatment of temporal bone paraganglioma has its own difficulties. This is primarily due to the late treatment of patients to the doctor, an imperfect diagnostic algorithm and the peculiarities of the location and abundant vascularization of this tumor. A clinical case is presented: a patient with a neoplasm of the left middle ear (paraganglioma type C according to Fish), left-sided deafness, neuropathy of the facial nerve (paresis of facial muscles of the III degree on the House-Brackmann scale). It is worth noting the importance and necessity of a multidisciplinary approach, timely decision-making both at the stage of diagnostic examination and during treatment, which will avoid severe complications of this pathology.