We present a case of ethmoidal adenocarcinoma which in early stages of the disease produced a meningeal carcinomatosis. Its first clinical manifestation, bilateral deafness, is exceptional. The patient's history and endoscopic and histopathological findings are presented and the relevant literature is reviewed.
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