title: Osteoma of the promontory: a case report.
abstract: Osteomas of the middle ear are rare lesions. We report the case of a 20-year-old male with osteoma originating from the promontory coincident with tympanic membrane perforation. Histopathological diagnosis was performed by means of a superficial curettage during surgery, to avoid a cochlear fenestration. Postoperative closure of the air-bone gap after myringoplasty confirmed the presumed asymptomatic nature of these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, España.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Camacho
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pinilla
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: García-Berrocal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003051:Cochlea / Q000473:pathology; D003475:Curettage; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009225:Myringoplasty; D010016:Osteoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery