Abstract
Cholesteatomas, classified as acquired or congenital, are non-neoplastic, keratinizing squamous epithelial lesions that can affect many different areas of the temporal bone. We present a case of a six-month-old female with chronic otorrhea who was found to have a congenital cholesteatoma originating from the Eustachian tube. Chronic pressure from cholesteatoma expansion turned the Eustachian tube into a large cavity approximately double the size of the middle ear space. This case was unusual not only in the location of the cholesteatoma but also in respect to the unusual presentation of chronic middle ear infection due to Eustachian tube obstruction. © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 600-602 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2011 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Otorhinolaryngology
Keywords
- Cholesteatoma
- Chronic otitis media
- Congenital cholesteatoma
- Eustachian tube dysfunction
- Severity of Illness Index
- Otitis Media with Effusion/diagnostic imaging
- Constriction, Pathologic/diagnosis
- Follow-Up Studies
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods
- Humans
- Otologic Surgical Procedures/methods
- Infant
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods
- Treatment Outcome
- Rare Diseases
- Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear/congenital
- Eustachian Tube/pathology
- Female
- Chronic Disease