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Middle ear lipoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

V. Abdullah ,
P. Williamson ,
A. Gallimore  and
N. S. Shah
V. Abdullah
Affiliation:
(London)
P. Williamson
Affiliation:
(London)
A. Gallimore
Affiliation:
(London)
N. S. Shah
Affiliation:
(London)
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Abstract

We report a case of primary middle ear lipoma diagnosed in the right ear of a five-year-old child with concurrent bilateral middle ear effusions. The lipoma occupied a site favoured by congenital cholesteatoma and was occlusive to the eustachian tube contributing to its dysfunction. This is the first case of de novo middle ear lipoma diagnosed in the UK, and the third in world literature. Our CT scans are suggestive of a similar but smaller lesion in the left ear of the same child.

Keywords

LipomaMiddle ear
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 12 , December 1993 , pp. 1151 - 1152
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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