Cancer of the external
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Smooth muscle tumor of the external
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Within the literature, including this case, there are only four reported cases of TMJ ganglion presenting as an external
auditory canal (EAC) mass [4-6].
There was no visible opening of the fistula in the external
auditory canal. The lesion was superficial to the facial nerve.
Preoperative Photo and Endoscopic View of the Occluded External
Auditory CanalTemporomandibular joint herniation into the external
auditory canal. Laryngoscope 2010; 120(11):2284-2288.
Inclusion criteria: When otitis media, otoscopic examination through the external
auditory canal showed the eardrum was inflammatory, manifested as redness, swelling and extrusion; reflection of the otoscopic light by the eardrum surface disappeared or attenuated; the eardrum had a white interface upon middle-ear hydrops; age older than 18 years.
These include cotton wool swab collection of discharge from the external
auditory canal, needle aspiration of the middle ear (tympanocentesis), and suction aspiration of the discharge from the middle ear through the tympanic membrane perforation.
The new-age hearing aids are not visible to others and can be placed within the
auditory canal. They are usually waterproof and require low maintenance that includes a change of case and a change of batteries periodically.
Next, the chorda tympani nerve was anteplaced and adhered to the posterior wall of the external
auditory canal with medical glue [Figure 2]b.