External cholesteaoma and fibrous dysplasia of temporal bone.
Cholesteatoma is a disease that involves almost exclusively the middle ear structures and the mastoid bone. In rare cases it involves the external auditory canal. The author would like to present case report of a patient affected by external ear canal cholesteatoma associated to fibrous dysplasia of the temporal bone. The problems related to the pathogenesis and the diagnosis of the disease are presented and discussed.
Magliulo
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Il ENT Clinic, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Sepe
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Varacalli
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Gagliardi
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D000328:Adult; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005359:Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed