Open AccessIsolated Eustachian Tube Osteoma: Common Lesion in Uncommon Site
Author(s) -
Pietro Canzi,
Elena Carlotto,
Marco Manfrin,
Irene Avato,
Matteo Di Nardo,
A. Simoncelli,
Fabio Pagella,
Marco Benazzo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of international advanced otology/the journal of international advanced otology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.518
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2148-3817
pISSN - 1308-7649
DOI - 10.5152/iao.2020.7614
Subject(s) - medicine , eustachian tube , osteoma , lesion , pathology , anatomy , middle ear
Isolated Eustachian tube osteomata are a very rare entity indeed, with the last case being reported in 1979. We describe a case of the otoscopic finding of a blue-yellowish eardrum and successive identification by computed tomography scan of an osteoma localized in the Eustachian tube. Clinical presentation and diagnostic and therapeutic phases in comparison with the literature will be discussed.