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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Annals of Otology and Neurotology 2020; 3(01): 35-37
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715291
Case Report

Pale Mass behind Intact Tympanic Membrane: An Otologic Puzzle to Solve

Gyanaranjan Nayak
1   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Manjul Muraleedharan
1   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Kanika Arora
1   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Ramandeep Virk
1   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Debajyoti Chatterjee
2   Department of Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Abstract

Whitish pale looking mass in the middle ear space is a diagnostic challenge not only to a novice otologic surgeon but also for an experienced surgeon. The array of differentials should be known for appropriate site of origin and its true nature. We have discussed a case of pale looking tympanic paraganglioma behind an intact tympanic membrane with few differentials to consider.

Keywords

middle ear mass - paraganglioma - nonpulsatile


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Article published online:
29 July 2020

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