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Middle Ear Osteoma

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Middle Ear Osteoma

  • Definition
  1. Pedunculated tumor of cancellous bone
  • Pathophysiology
  1. Benign bony growth of ear canal
  2. Origin
    1. Tympanosquamous junction
    2. Tympanomastoid Suture
  • Symptoms
  1. Conductive Hearing Loss
  • Signs
  1. Single, unilateral tumor at bone-cartilage junction
  • Management
  1. Excise if Hearing Loss or pain