Amyloidosis of the external auditory canal and middle ear: unusual ear tumor.
Amyloidosis of the ear is rare. We describe the case of a 41-year-old man who had localized amyloidosis that involved the external auditory canal and middle ear. To the best of our knowledge, only 4 other cases of amyloidosis involving the external auditory canal have been previously reported; in none of these cases was the middle ear involved. We also discuss the clinical importance of this condition and its treatment.
Gheriani
Heitham
H
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, South Infirmary, Victoria Hospital, Cork, Ireland. gheriani@yahoo.com
Tewary
Rajesh
R
O'Sullivan
Timothy J
TJ
D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004424:Ear Canal; D004427:Ear Diseases; D004432:Ear, Middle; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male