Osteoma of the ear canal presenting with headache.
Osteoma of external auditory canal is a rare benign tumour. Usually it is found incidentally and often symptomless. Here we have a case of osteoma arising from the anterior wall of the bony external auditory canal, causing ipsilateral temporal headache which was relieved by removal of tumour.
Shenoy
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Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital, State of Bahrain.
Paulose
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KO
Khalifa
S A
SA
Sharma
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R
D000328:Adult; D004424:Ear Canal; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010016:Osteoma / Q000150:complications*