Peripheral osteoma of the infraorbital canal

External auditory canal osteoma.

DESCRIPTION A 40-year-old female patient presented with a progressive hearing loss in her right ear during the last 3 months. She did not have otorrhea or otalgia. She did not report any attack of vertigo or tinnitus. On physical examination, the right external auditory canal (EAC) was completely occluded by a hard mass, which was fixed and covered with wax. Pure tone audiometry revealed a seve...

Peripheral Osteoma of Palate.

Peripheral Osteoma of Mandible

Most of the head and neck tumors are odontogenic in origin. Non odontogenic tumors of epithelial or mesenchymal origin also form a significant component in this region. The tumors arising from mesenchymal component may originate from various structures like fibrous tissue, adipose tissue, bone and cartilage. Here we report a case of benign tumor originating from bone that is restricted to the c...

[Two cases of osteoma of the external auditory canal].

The tumors of the external auditory canal are relatively rare. Among these tumors an osteoma is not common. Two cases of osteoma of the external auditory canal were reported. The patient, 26-year-old female, had a history of left-sided hearing impairment and w hard mass protruding from the posterior part of the left external canal. A stony hard mass almost completely occlu ded the left external...

Osteoma of the external auditory canal; case report.

Osteomas of the petrous temporal bone are rare and seldom symptomatic. This report describes an osteoma of the internal auditory canal, causing compression of the eighth nerve, leading to auditory and vestibular complaints. The symptoms were abolished by surgical decompression of the internal auditory canal and removal of the osteoma.