Fibroepithelial Polyp of the External Auditory Canal in a 2-Year-Old Child

Ear Nose Throat J. 2022 Jan;101(1):NP10-NP12. doi: 10.1177/0145561320943343. Epub 2020 Jul 20.

Abstract

Here, we report a unique case in which a fibroepithelial polyp was found in the cartilaginous part of the external auditory canal of a 2-year-old child. The polyp was successfully treated by excision using an endaural approach and healed without complications. This is the very first report of a fibroepithelial polyp in the external auditory canal in the pediatric population. Although fibroepithelial polyp is an extremely rare diagnosis, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a child's external auditory canal polyp.

Keywords: child; external auditory canal; fibroepithelial polyp; surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Ear Canal / diagnostic imaging
  • Ear Canal / pathology*
  • Ear Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Ear Diseases / pathology*
  • Ear Diseases / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Polyps / diagnostic imaging
  • Polyps / pathology*
  • Polyps / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed