title: Multiple osteomas in the middle ear.
abstract: Osteomas in the middle ear are extremely rare and are generally solitary and small. We present a case of a 28-year-old female patient with multiple middle ear osteomas which arose from the promontory, epitympanum, and lateral semicircular canal. The osteomas were successfully removed by tympanomastoidectomy. This is the first reported case of a patient with middle ear osteomas arising from multiple sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, 445 Gil-Dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Woo
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: So Jung
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Jung Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Hwoe-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D046089:Hearing Loss, Mixed Conductive-Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010016:Osteoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012665:Semicircular Canals / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014433:Tympanoplasty