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External cholesteaoma and fibrous dysplasia of temporal bone
G Magliulo1, C Sepe, S Varacalli
1Il ENT Clinic, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Anales Otorrinolaringologicos Ibero-Americanos
|December 6, 2000
Abstract:
Cholesteatoma is a disease that involves almost exclusively the middle ear structures and the mastoid bone. In rare cases it involves the external auditory canal. The author would like to present case report of a patient affected by external ear canal cholesteatoma associated to fibrous dysplasia of the temporal bone. The problems related to the pathogenesis and the diagnosis of the disease are presented and discussed.