Journal of Audiology & Otology

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A Case of Fungal Ball with Cholesterol Granuloma in the Middle Ear Cavity

  • Kim, Su Geun (Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chonbuk National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Eun Jung (Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chonbuk National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yoo, Ji Seob (Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chonbuk National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yeo, Cha Dong (Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chonbuk National University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2019.08.28
  • Accepted : 2019.10.24
  • Published : 2020.10.20
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Abstract

Fungal balls consist of rounded conglomerates of fungal mycelia, which can form within a preexisting cavity. They are mostly found in the paranasal sinuses in the head and neck regions. Cholesterol granuloma is a fibrotic lesion that develops as a tissue response to a foreign body such as cholesterol crystals or hemosiderin and is often associated with chronic otitis media. We present the unusual case of a 62-year-old male who was treated for chronic otitis media, which was histologically confirmed as a fungal ball and cholesterol granuloma in the middle ear cavity following tympanomastoidectomy. This is the first reported case of synchronous fungal ball and cholesterol granuloma in the middle ear cavity.

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Acknowledgement

This paper was supported by Fund of Biomedical Research Institute, Chonbuk National University Hospital.

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