Bilateral osteoma of the internal auditory canal: Case report and literature review

被引：0

作者：

Conforti, R. ^{[1
]}

Sardaro, A. ^{[1
]}

Scuotto, A. ^{[1
]}

Fontanella, G. ^{[1
]}

Fantoni, A. P. ^{[2
]}

Barillari, M. R. ^{[2
]}

Cappabianca, S. ^{[1
]}

Barillari, U. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Naples 2, Magrassi Lanzara Dept, Naples, Italy

[2] Univ Naples 2, Div Phoniatr & Audiol, Naples, Italy

来源：

RADIOGRAPHY | 2015年 / 21卷 / 01期

关键词：

Internal auditory canal; Computed Tomography; Osteoma;

D O I：

10.1016/j.radi.2014.10.004

中图分类号：

R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;

摘要：

Osteomas of the external auditory canal tend to be rather common; those of the internal auditory canal (IAC) are much rarer, though, with less than twenty cases reported in literature up to this very day. Bilateral IAC osteomas, as in this case, are extremely unusual. These benign bone tumors grow very slowly and this implies that the patient is very often asymptomatic. The diagnosis is generally made relatively late and it is, in many cases, absolutely incidental, with Computed Thomography (CT) scans of the temporal bones performed for other reasons. The manuscript describe the case of a patient complaining with progressive bilateral hearing impairment, worsening in the course of many years; we would like to point out the benefits brought by CT in the diagnosis and therapeutic choice, which is, still today, not yet subject to unanimous consensus. (C) 2014 The College of Radiographers. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：E55 / E57

页数：3

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