Diagnosis is based on clinical examination, and computed tomography (CT) scan is used to assess the extension of the cholesteatoma and to guide surgery procedure. Patients may present with otorrhea, otalgia, feeling of ear fullness, hearing loss, or without any complaint. According to the literature, primary cholesteatoma is observed in adult patients. It can be classified as primary (or spontaneous) and secondary. According to the literature, its incidence varies from 1 to 7.1 cases per 1000 new otologic patients. Cholesteatoma of the external auditory canal (EAC) is a rare occurrence. Ĭholesteatoma is more frequent in the middle ear. Cholesteatoma of external auditory canal: a case report.
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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License (), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Ĭite this article: Abdou Sy et al. Keywords: Cholesteatoma, external auditory canal, otorrhea, canalplasty Case report | Volume 1, Article 11, | 10.11604/pamj-cm.2019.6 Cholesteatoma of external auditory canal: a case report Abdou Sy, Eric Regonne, Marie Yolande Missie, Malick NdiayeĬorresponding author: Eric Regonne, Otorhinolaryngology Department, Children’s Hospital of Diamniadio, Dakar, Senegal