Endolymphatic sac tumor in a 4-year-old boy

Introduction: Endolymphatic sac tumors (ELST) are rare, low-grade, locally aggressive papillary neoplasms. We present a case of a 4-year-old boy with an ELST, the youngest described in the literature, Case: A boy presented with a right-sided serous otitis media and sudden-onset right facial nerve palsy. An audiogram revealed right-sided profound sensorineural hearing loss. Radiographic imaging demonstrated a 3-cm expansile lytic lesion along the posterior face of the petrous bone. Intervention/Results: The patient initially underwent a right transmastoid-infralabyrinthine biopsy. Pathologic examination revealed a papillary lesion suspicious for an ELST. Subsequently, a transtemporal- transcochlear approach with intra- and extradural resection of the tumor was performed. The facial nerve was dissected and transposed anteriorly and preserved. Histopathologic and immunohistochemical studies confirmed the ELST. At his 6-month follow up, there is no evidence of recurrence and the facial nerve function has returned to Grade II palsy. Conclusion: ELST are rare tumors of the temporal bone. This is the youngest case of ELST reported. Presentation, evaluation, and management of ELST is discussed.