External Auditory Canal Cholesteatoma; A Case Report

Abstract

A 56-year-old female visited our clinic with a complaint of intermittent otorrhea of the left ear. The posterior canal wall was retracted by a bony defect. A CT scan showed destructive changes and soft tissue in the posterior canal wall. A diagnosis of external auditory canal cholesteatoma was made. After surgical removal of the cholesteatoma, the bony margins were smoothed, and the bony defect was filled with temporal bone putty and covered with a homograft of cartilage and temporal fascia. There has been no evidence of recurrence. © 1994, The Society of Practical Otolaryngology. All rights reserved.