Asymptomatic middle ear osteoma
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Keywords
Middle ear, osteoma, conductive hearing loss, temporal bone, computed tomography
Abstract
The middle ear osteoma is a benign, infrequent, slow-growing tumor. This lesion is fre- quently asymptomatic and its diagnosis is usually accidental, as the case presented here. We present a case of a 26-year-old man who consulted for odynophagia and right ear pain in the context of an upper airway infection. By otoscopy in the left ear, we obser- ved a whitish retrotympanic lesion that was compatible with a middle ear osteoma. To manage symptomatic patients with middle ear osteomas, surgery is the treatment of first choice. Nevertheless, for asymptomatic patients, follow up is recommended.