2016, Volume 9, Issue 4, pp 434 – 436

Bilateral external ear canal osteomas – discussion on a clinical case

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Correspondence to: Zamfir-Chiru-Anton Adina, MD, PhD, ”G. Alexandrescu” Children Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, 30-32 Iancu de Hunedoara Blvd., Code: 011743, Bucharest, Romania, Mobile phone: +40 745 989 861, E-mail: zamfiradina@yahoo.com

Abstract

Osteomas of the external ear are uncommon benign tumors that need to be differentiated from the external ear canal exostoses, bony proliferations that are linked mainly to cold-water exposure. Clinical manifestations vary from no symptoms to recurrent local infections and external ear cholesteatoma.

Objective: presenting a rare case that we did not find described in the published literature. A patient with multiple long-term asymptomatic osteomas of both external ear canals presented to our department.

Material: Data recorded from the patient’s medical record was reviewed and analyzed. Surgery was performed and histology confirmed the presumptive diagnosis.

Results: There was a discrepancy between the local severity of the disease, with a complete obstruction of his ear canals, and the long-term disease-free status of the patient.

Conclusion: We hypothesized about the etiology of these multiple bilateral osteomas of the EAC, in light of the clinical and surgical findings.

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Article Publishing Date (print): Oct-Dec 2016
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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

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