Gradenigo syndrome (GS) was described primarily in the paediatric population, especially pre-antibiotic era. GS is rarely reported elderly post-antibiotic We present rare case of a 67-year-old man who presented with an incomplete triad symptoms (without abducens nerve palsy) that failed medical therapy and successfully treated surgical intervention (mastoidectomy petrous apicectomy). Physicians...

∗Rhoss S.p.A., via Oltre Ferrovia, 1, I-33033 Codroipo, Italy, (e-mail: [email protected]) ∗∗Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Università di Padova, via Gradenigo 6/B, I-35131 Padova, Italy, (e-mail: [email protected]) ∗∗∗Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Università di Padova, via Gradenigo 6/B, I-35131 Padova, Italy ∗∗∗∗ Dipartimento di Fisica Tecnica, Universi...

INTRODUCTION Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a condition which usually has an insidious onset and non-specific features in the initial stages, so it is difficult to make an early diagnosis. The most usual presenting features are otological (serous otitis media) and involvement of adjacent cranial nerves. We report a case of Gradeningo's syndrome due to the tumour spreading towards the base of the s...