Ossicular osteoma of the malleus—A rare diagnosis of middle ear mass

Matti Sievert, MD; Konstantinos Mantsopoulos, MD; Joachim Hornung, MD; Vivian Thimsen, MD; Rafael Heiss, MD; Markus Kopp, MD; Matthias Wetzl, MD; Heinrich Iro, MD; Michael Uder, MD; Marco Wiesmueller, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Nov 2022)

Ossicular osteoma of the malleus—A rare diagnosis of middle ear mass

Matti Sievert, MD,
Konstantinos Mantsopoulos, MD,
Joachim Hornung, MD,
Vivian Thimsen, MD,
Rafael Heiss, MD,
Markus Kopp, MD,
Matthias Wetzl, MD,
Heinrich Iro, MD,
Michael Uder, MD,
Marco Wiesmueller, MD

Affiliations

Matti Sievert, MD: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Waldstraße 1, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
Konstantinos Mantsopoulos, MD: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Waldstraße 1, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
Joachim Hornung, MD: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Waldstraße 1, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
Vivian Thimsen, MD: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Waldstraße 1, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
Rafael Heiss, MD: Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Maximiliansplatz 3, 91054, Erlangen, Germany
Markus Kopp, MD: Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Maximiliansplatz 3, 91054, Erlangen, Germany
Matthias Wetzl, MD: Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Maximiliansplatz 3, 91054, Erlangen, Germany
Heinrich Iro, MD: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Waldstraße 1, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
Michael Uder, MD: Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Maximiliansplatz 3, 91054, Erlangen, Germany
Marco Wiesmueller, MD: Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Maximiliansplatz 3, 91054, Erlangen, Germany; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 11
pp. 4365 – 4367

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Osteoma of the middle ear (MEO) is a rarity. Due to the benign nature and slow growth rate, MEO are often occasionally found by chance. Possible unspecific clinical symptoms may be conductive hearing loss, tinnitus, effusion, and a sense of fullness. If the osteoma is small and not visible in the otoscopic inspection, it may be confused with other conductive hearing loss etiologies, such as otosclerosis. Nevertheless, one should be aware of this rare but important differential diagnosis of middle ear lesions. This article presents an MEO case causing conductive hearing loss and outlines the diagnostic approach with computed tomography.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/radiology-case-reports/

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