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Congenital cholesteatoma presenting as a post-auricular mass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. G. Reilly
P. G. Reilly*
Affiliation:
Nottingham
*
P. Gerard Reilly, M.B., B.Chir., Department of Otolaryngology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UG
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Abstract

Congenital cholesteatoma usually presents as either a conductive deafness or as a facial palsy. We report a case which presented as a post-auricular mass. It is important to recognize the possibility that the disease may present in this way when considering the management of such a mass.

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Clinical Records
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 11 , November 1989 , pp. 1069 - 1070
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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