title: Exostosis of the external auditory canal: an interesting histopathological finding.
abstract: Perforation of the tympanic membrane is a frequent complication of surgery for exostoses of the external auditory canal. We report an unusual histopathological finding in a temporal bone containing external canal exostoses which suggests that some of these perforations may be unavoidable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pace-Balzan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hawke
mesh_terms: D004424:Ear Canal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005096:Exostoses / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000293:injuries*