Spontaneously Extruded Osteoma of the External Auditory Canal.

Kristen L Zayan, Tracy Cheng, Andrew A McCall

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Article in Case reports in otolaryngology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Spontaneously Extruded Osteoma of the External Auditory Canal.Case reports in otolaryngology · 2026
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Kristen L ZayanDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, upmc.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7945-3285

Tracy ChengDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA, stanford.edu.

Andrew A McCallDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, ucla.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteomas of the external ear canal are rare but benign bony growths. We present a case report of an external auditory canal osteoma in a 74-year-old female that spontaneously extruded from the ear. The patient was evaluated after the lesion dislodged from her ear canal without physical manipulation or operative intervention, and she presented the specimen intact. The diagnosis of osteoma was made clinically, radiographically, and pathologically. We propose that certain external ear canal osteomas may resolve spontaneously or be amenable to in-office removal.

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PMID41614022

DOI10.1155/crot/9984450

PMCPMC12848532

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