TROOTER'S TRIAD

A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE ORIGINAL TROTTER'S TRIAD AS DISCRIBED BY THE AUTHER HIMSELF FROM HIS ORIGINAL PUBLICATION

1. Trotter’s triad THE ORIGINAL 9 August 2022 DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, TYGEREBERG HOSPITAL, CAPE TOWN

2. What is trotter’s triad? A cluster of symptoms associated with malignant tumours involving the lateral pharyngeal recess (Fossa of Rosenmuller): Unilateral conductive hearing loss (due to middle ear effusion). Trigeminal neuralgia (due to perineural spread). Soft palate asymmetry (immobility). 9 August 2022 DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, TYGEREBERG HOSPITAL, CAPE TOWN

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4. 9 August 2022 DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, TYGEREBERG HOSPITAL, CAPE TOWN Otoscopic image of the left ear showing effusion in the middle ear

5. 9 August 2022 DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, TYGEREBERG HOSPITAL, CAPE TOWN Palatal asymmetry

6. 9 August 2022 DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, TYGEREBERG HOSPITAL, CAPE TOWN Endoscopic image of left-sided nasopharyngeal tumour

7. 9 August 2022 DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, TYGEREBERG HOSPITAL, CAPE TOWN Extensions of tumour intracranially via foramen ovale and invasion of pterygoid muscles on MRI

8. Rosenmuller’s fossa 9 August 2022 DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, TYGEREBERG HOSPITAL, CAPE TOWN

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