Table 1:

Summary of patient characteristics in systematic review and case series of temporal bone Schneiderian neoplasmsa

Characteristic
Demographics (n = 76)
 Age at presentation (median) (IQR)53 (44–63)
 Sex ratio (male/female)1.5 (45:31)
Main presenting otologic signs/symptoms (n = 76)b
 Hearing loss51 (67%)
 Otorrhea or otorrhagia36 (47%)
 Aural fullness14 (18%)
 Otalgia13 (17%)
 Tinnitus or pulsatile tinnitus12 (16%)
 Acute or chronic otitis media and/or mastoiditis9 (12%)
 Visible ear mass9 (12%)
 Facial paralysis7 (9%)
 Dizziness or vertigo2 (3%)
Association of temporal bone tumor with sinonasal tumor (n = 76)
 Primary (isolated)37 (49%)
 Secondary39 (51%)
Temporal association of secondary tumor diagnosis with sinonasal tumor (n = 39)
 Synchronous9 (23%)
 Metachronous30 (77%)
Temporal bone tumor pathology (n = 74)
 Benign48 (65%)
 Malignant26 (35%)
Sinonasal tumor pathology (n = 39)
 Benign24 (62%)
 Malignant/high-risk15 (38%)

  • ↵a Missing data are excluded from the denominators of each section.

  • ↵b Cells add up to >100% as cases may feature multiple presenting signs/symptoms.