Osteolipoma of the External Ear Canal

Durmaz A., Kurt B., Birkent H., Hıdır Y., Gerek M.

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY, cilt.6, sa.1, ss.120-123, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
  • Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.120-123
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

A case of osteolipoma in the external ear canal was reported. A twenty-one-year-old male patient was referred for a mass in the left external ear canal causing mild fullness and hearing loss. Radiological evaluation was doubtful for osteolipoma. The well-demarcated, firm mass was excised via postauricular approach, and histopathologic diagnosis of osteolipoma was made. To our best knowledge, this is the first report of osteolipoma of the external ear canal in the available literature. This case indicates that osteolipoma should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of external ear canal mass as an extremely rare benign lesion. The case report and a review of the literature concerning osteolipoma of the external ear canal and the head and neck are presented.