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Cholesterol Granuloma in the Inner Ear that Looks Like a Glomus Tumour: A Case Study

Author : Clara Olcott and Tatsuya Yamasoba

Abstract :

One of the uncommon complications of chronic otitis media that presents a diagnostic challenge is cholesterol granuloma. We present a case of middle ear and mastoid cholesterol granuloma that mimics glomus tumour. According to what we could find in the literature, this has never been mentioned in the local literature. A case is presented with a review of the literature.

Keywords :

Cholesterol granuloma, middle ear, mastoid antrum