An isolated bony middle ear anomaly of the chordal eminence: A case report

An isolated bony middle ear anomaly of the chordal eminence: A case report

A 12-year-old boy, with no significant medical history, presented with an asymptomatic lesion within his right middle ear on routine otoscopy. Examination demonstrated a white mass medial to the tympanic membrane, where the tympanic membrane is lifted off the mass with nasal Valsalva maneuver. CT de...

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Main Authors: Belen Kornfeld, Timothy James Matthews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Otolaryngology Case Reports
Subjects:
Congenital anomaly
Middle ear
Osteoma
Pediatric otology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548820300680
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spelling doaj-8f281d57b23247a29cb077fca5f6acb72020-12-17T04:50:51ZengElsevierOtolaryngology Case Reports2468-54882020-11-0117100224An isolated bony middle ear anomaly of the chordal eminence: A case reportBelen Kornfeld0Timothy James Matthews1Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, New South Wales, Australia; School of Medicine, Notre Dame University, Sydney, Australia; Corresponding author. 21/102 Albion St, Surry Hills, 2010, Australia.Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, New South Wales, Australia; St Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, AustraliaA 12-year-old boy, with no significant medical history, presented with an asymptomatic lesion within his right middle ear on routine otoscopy. Examination demonstrated a white mass medial to the tympanic membrane, where the tympanic membrane is lifted off the mass with nasal Valsalva maneuver. CT demonstrated a bony plate arising from the posterior-superior tympanic ring in the region of the chordal eminence. This case describes an atypical middle ear bony anomaly not yet described in the literature which should be considered in the differential diagnoses of a white mass behind an intact tympanic membrane.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548820300680Congenital anomalyMiddle earOsteomaPediatric otology
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An isolated bony middle ear anomaly of the chordal eminence: A case report
Otolaryngology Case Reports
Congenital anomaly
Middle ear
Osteoma
Pediatric otology
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Timothy James Matthews
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title An isolated bony middle ear anomaly of the chordal eminence: A case report
title_short An isolated bony middle ear anomaly of the chordal eminence: A case report
title_full An isolated bony middle ear anomaly of the chordal eminence: A case report
title_fullStr An isolated bony middle ear anomaly of the chordal eminence: A case report
title_full_unstemmed An isolated bony middle ear anomaly of the chordal eminence: A case report
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publisher Elsevier
series Otolaryngology Case Reports
issn 2468-5488
publishDate 2020-11-01
description A 12-year-old boy, with no significant medical history, presented with an asymptomatic lesion within his right middle ear on routine otoscopy. Examination demonstrated a white mass medial to the tympanic membrane, where the tympanic membrane is lifted off the mass with nasal Valsalva maneuver. CT demonstrated a bony plate arising from the posterior-superior tympanic ring in the region of the chordal eminence. This case describes an atypical middle ear bony anomaly not yet described in the literature which should be considered in the differential diagnoses of a white mass behind an intact tympanic membrane.
topic Congenital anomaly
Middle ear
Osteoma
Pediatric otology
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548820300680
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