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Case Reports
. 2011 Jan;144(1):131-2.
doi: 10.1177/0194599810390462.

Ganglion cyst presenting as an external auditory canal mass

Steve Khachi  1 , Samuel P Gubbels, Robert A Robinson, Marlan R Hansen
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Case Reports

Ganglion cyst presenting as an external auditory canal mass

Steve Khachi et al. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Jan.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Axial non-contrast computed tomography of temporal bone. The external auditory canal is nearly occluded by the anteriorly-based soft tissue mass of heterogeneous signal intensity. There is no evidence of erosion of the anterior bony external auditory canal. Contour irregularity of the mandibular condyle is evident.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histologic features of ganglion cyst. The overlying epithelium of the external auditory canal is visible with a nodular lesion beneath. The solid component has loose, myxoid areas and the adjacent cystic component contains mucinous material. Original magnification=40X.
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