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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 25(2); 1982 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1982;25(2): 370-5.
Congenital Cholesteatoma of the Mastoid
Ok Hee Park, MD, Man Hee Chun, MD, and Joong Hwan Cho, MD
Department of Otolaryngology, Maryknoll General Hospital, Busan, Korea
유양돌기부에 발생한 선천성 진주종
박옥희 · 천만희 · 조중환
부산 메리놀병원 이비인후과
ABSTRACT

Congenital cholesteatoma, a rare disease, originates from the ectoderm that forms the primitive notochord. Embryonic cell rests from this ectodermal structure may occur in any of the cranial bones. Congenital cholesteatoma of the temporal bone may occur in the petrous apex ; the mastoid ; the middle ear ; both middle ear and mastoid ; and the external auditory canal. The following points are emphasized in defining congenital cholesteatoma of the tympanum and mastoid ; 1) development behind an intact tympanic membrane, 2) without previous history of aural infections, 3) arising from embryonal cell inclusion of squamous epithelium. An 10 years old male patient had been suffering from the right postauricular fistula for 3 months. He had no history of previous ear disease. Normal tympanic membrane was noticed on the otoscopic examination, and normal findings were encountered on the pure tone and impedance audiometry. X-ray examination revealed a large radiolucent defect on the right mastoid, Intact wall mastoidectomy was done under general anesthesia. The cholesteatoma materials were filled in the right mastoid and aditus antrum, but middle ear and ossicular chain were not involved. Cholesteatoma was confirmed by biopsy. We report this case with review of literatures.

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