Course: Patient With Hearing Loss and a Middle Ear Mass
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2022-09-15
A 65-year-old patient was referred to the ear, nose, and throat department with left-sided hearing loss during the past 6 months without evident cause. He had a medical history of myocardial infarction, sleep apnea, Ménière disease, and congenital cataract. Furthermore, he did not report otalgia, otorrhea, a recent episode of Ménière disease, or other ear, nose, and throat or systemic symptoms. The patient used atorvastatin and acetylsalicylic acid, did not smoke, and reported drinking 2 glasses of wine daily. Otoscopy of the left ear revealed a yellow-whitish calcareous lobular mass located in the mesotympanum anterior to the malleus with an intact tympanic membrane. The lesion was hard and painful during palpation (A). Otoscopy results for the right side were normal.
Educational Objective
Based on this clinical scenario and the accompanying image, understand how to arrive at a correct diagnosis.
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