A Rare Cause of a Fluctuating Cystic Lesion in the External Auditory Canal

Aaron Esmaili; Allen Y Y Wang; Jafri Kuthubutheen

doi:10.1155/2018/6197314

A Rare Cause of a Fluctuating Cystic Lesion in the External Auditory Canal

Case Rep Otolaryngol. 2018 Jan 23:2018:6197314. doi: 10.1155/2018/6197314. eCollection 2018.

Authors

Aaron Esmaili^{1

2}, Allen Y Y Wang^{1

2}, Jafri Kuthubutheen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia.
² Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia.

Abstract

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ganglionic cyst is an uncommon entity and only a few have been reported in the literature. TMJ ganglion within the external auditory canal presenting clinically as a fluctuating cystic lesion has never been reported. Here, we present a unique case of such a lesion together with otoscopic and radiological images as well as provide a descriptive review of TMJ ganglionic cysts.

Publication types

Case Reports