Osteoma of the promontory mimicking a congenital cholesteatoma.
Osteoma of the temporal bone most commonly occurs in the external ear. Osteomas in the middle ear are not common, and only 25 relevant cases (18 papers) have been reported in the English literature. With only 5 cases reported to date, osteoma of the promontory in the middle ear is rare. This study reports a case of asymptomatic osteoma of the promontory in the middle ear mimicking a congenital cholesteatoma in a 4-year-old girl.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.
Hyong Joo
HJ
Park
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.
Tae Ho
TH
Eom
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.
Yong Beom
YB
Cho
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.
Chul Ho
CH
Jang
Middle ear; Osteoma; Promontory