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.
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital, State of Bahrain.
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P
Shenoy
K O
KO
Paulose
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SA
Khalifa
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R
Sharma
D000328:Adult; D004424:Ear Canal; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010016:Osteoma / Q000150:complications*