A rare case of external auditory canal cholesteatoma with facial nerve palsy – our experience
Abstract
External Auditory Canal Cholesteatoma is a rare and
distinct otological entity, with an incidence of 0.1 – 0.5% of
all patients with ear complaints. This disease is
characterised by invasion of squamous epithelium of the
ear canal into an area of localised bony erosion. It may
either be primary (spontaneous, which is rare) or
secondary (following trauma, surgery or post irradiation).
The fact, that by the time patients seek consultation the
disease would have gone on to erode the bony constraints
of external auditory canal and spread to adjacent
structures, poses a great challenge for the otologist. In this
article, we present our experience in diagnosis and
management of one such rare case of Giant External
auditory canal Cholesteatoma complicated by facial nerve
palsy.
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