Myxoma of the Middle Ear Mimicking Chronic Otitis Media


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OLGUN Y., Kozen M. A., ERŞEN DANYELİ A., SARIOĞLU S., GÜNERİ E. A.

TURKISH ARCHIVES OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.56, no.1, pp.47-50, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 56 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tao.2018.2754
  • Journal Name: TURKISH ARCHIVES OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.47-50
  • Keywords: Myxoma, aural polyp, chronic otitis media, Carney complex
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Myxoma is a benign connective tissue tumor that arises mostly from the heart. Temporal bone myxomas are extremely rare and these patients should be evaluated for the Carney complex association. Herein, our aim was to present a middle ear myxoma case operated with an initial diagnosis of chronic otitis me-dia (COM) and to underline the fact that myxomas should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of aural polyps.