Al Balushi T, Naik J Z, Al Khabori M
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Disorders, Al Nahdha Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
J Laryngol Otol. 2013 Jan;127(1):67-9. doi: 10.1017/S0022215112002757. Epub 2012 Dec 10.
We present an extremely rare case of congenital cholesteatoma in identical twins.
Case report of congenital cholesteatoma in identical twins, and a literature review, are presented.
Both cases presented to the ENT out-patient clinic, but with different clinical pictures. Both were managed surgically.
Congenital cholesteatoma presents as a whitish mass in the middle ear, with an intact tympanic membrane. It is a rare entity comprising between 3.7 and 24 per cent of total cholesteatoma cases. The key to its diagnosis is the absence of previous ear infection, ear surgery and local trauma. To our best knowledge, this paper represents the first report in the world literature of congenital cholesteatoma in identical twins.
我们报告一例极为罕见的同卵双胞胎先天性胆脂瘤病例。
呈现同卵双胞胎先天性胆脂瘤的病例报告及文献综述。
两例患者均就诊于耳鼻喉科门诊，但临床表现不同。二者均接受了手术治疗。
先天性胆脂瘤表现为中耳内的白色肿物，鼓膜完整。它是一种罕见疾病，占胆脂瘤病例总数的3.7%至24%。其诊断关键在于既往无耳部感染、耳部手术及局部外伤史。据我们所知，本文是世界文献中关于同卵双胞胎先天性胆脂瘤的首例报告。
