Ear and temporal bone pathology: is anything new?

The ear and temporal bone are a challenging areas for the diagnostic pathologist. The anatomy is complex and lesions may be small and relatively inaccessible. Many tumours occurring at this site are rarely encountered. Biopsy tissue samples may be crushed, small and often associated with bone, which complicates processing. Correlation with imaging is essential and interpretation often requires specialist expertise. In this article selected lesions are discussed in order to illustrate diagnostic difficulty the surgical pathologist encounters with small biopsies and on approaching the cut up of complex resection specimens from this site.

Source: Diagnostic Histopathology - March 4, 2021 Category: Pathology Authors: Ann Sandison, Robert Kennedy Tags: Mini-symposium: Head and neck pathology Source Type: research