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Kristen L Zayan1, Tracy Cheng2, Andrew A McCall3
1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, upmc.com.
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Osteomas of the external ear canal are rare but benign bony growths. We present a case report of an external auditory canal osteoma in a 74-year-old female that spontaneously extruded from the ear. The patient was evaluated after the lesion dislodged from her ear canal without physical manipulation or operative intervention, and she presented the specimen intact. The diagnosis of osteoma was made clinically, radiographically, and pathologically. We propose that certain external ear canal osteomas may resolve spontaneously or be amenable to in-office removal.
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