Cholesterol granuloma presenting as a mass obstructing the external ear canal

Cholesterol granuloma presenting as a mass obstructing the external ear canal

BACKGROUND Cholesterol granuloma (CG) may involve the middle ear, the mastoid bone and the petrous apex. However, CG presenting as a mass obstructing the external ear canal (EEC) is relatively rare and it can be a diagnostic challenge. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of a CG occupying the mastoid antrum and presenting as a mass into the EEC. Temporal bone computerized tomography showed a s...

Congenital mastoid cholesteatoma presenting as a mass obstructing external auditory canal.

We describe the clinical presentation, investigation and management of an eventually fatal case of hypercalcemic crisis due to primary hyperparathyridism (PHPT). A 60 year-old lady with history of urolithiasis presented with worsening generalized bone pain, spinal scoliosis and a limp. Laboratory data showed hypercalcemia and raised alkaline phosphatase. Left hip x-ray revealed a subcapital fem...

Chondroid syringoma of the external ear canal presenting as a cyst.

Chondroid syringoma of the external ear canal is a rare, usually firm or polypoid tumor, representing the cutaneous counterpart of pleomorphic adenoma of salivary glands. We report a very rare case of chondroid syringoma in a 40-year-old man who presented with a fluid-containing cyst in the external ear canal. Clinical and radiological examinations showed involvement of the whole external canal...

A Case of Cholesterol Granuloma Presenting as a Cutaneous Nodule

Vol. 29, No. 3, 2017 383 Received April 11, 2016, Revised July 13, 2016, Accepted for publication July 20, 2016 Corresponding author: Kyung Ho Lee, Department of Dermatology, Bucheon St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 327 Sosa-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon 14647, Korea. Tel: 82-32-3402115, Fax: 82-32-340-2118, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Acce...

Mass in the ear canal.