Open AccessRight Incus Osteoma in a Child: A Differential Diagnosis of Middle Ear Malformations
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Charlotte Benoît,
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Emilien Chebib,
Ophélie Bloy,
Monique Elmaleh,
Guillaume Morcrette,
Thierry Van Den Abbeel,
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Publication year - 2021
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pubmed central
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2148-3817
DOI - 10.5152/iao.2021.21163
Subject(s) - medicine , incus , conductive hearing loss , differential diagnosis , middle ear , eardrum , hearing loss , temporal bone , presentation (obstetrics) , osteoma , audiology , radiology , anatomy , stapes , pathology
Osteomas of the temporal bone, especially those involving the incus, are rare, unilateral, benign osseous tumors. The clinical presentation is usually isolated conductive hearing loss, and the diagnosis is confirmed by a temporal computed tomography scan. Osteomas of the incus represent a differential diagnosis of congenital middle ear malformations in children, which are the most frequent cause of conductive hearing loss with a normal eardrum in the pediatric population. In case of disabling symptomatology, surgery seems to be a safe way to recover normal hearing.