title: Amyloidosis of the external auditory canal and middle ear: unusual ear tumor.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, South Infirmary, Victoria Hospital, Cork, Ireland. gheriani@yahoo.com
authors: Heitham
authors: H
authors: Gheriani
authors: Rajesh
authors: R
authors: Tewary
authors: Timothy J
authors: TJ
authors: O'Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004424:Ear Canal; D004427:Ear Diseases; D004432:Ear, Middle; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male