Paraganglioma of External Auditory Canal: A Rare Entity Case Report

Paragangliomas are benign tumours originating from the paraganglia. In ear paragangliomas foundcommonly in middle or jugular bulb. of external auditory canal extremely rare. Our casedescribes a woman her 5th decade presenting with difficulty hearing since 6 months and swelling theright ear. Physical examination revealed red to pink swelling, non friable, bleeding on touch obscuringthe completely. Differential diagnosis granuloma/exostosis was considered. Patientunderwent excision biopsy. Hemorrhage during surgery copious suspicion vascular lesion raised.Histopathology immunohistochemistry confirmed paraganglioma. The aim this article isto make clinicians aware entity for appropriate treatment.