Leiomyosarcoma is a malignant tumor of smooth muscle origin. It is rarely encountered in the head and neck area. A patient with leiomyosarcoma of the middle ear and the temporal bone with unusual bone destruction is presented. To our knowledge it is the first report of a middle ear and temporal bone leiomyosarcoma.
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