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Leiomyoma of External Auditory Canal

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This article reports a case of piloleiomyoma of external auditory canal, which is the 7th case of leiomyoma of the external auditory canal being reported and the 2nd case of leiomyoma arising from arrectores pilorum muscles, all the other five cases were angioleiomyomas, arising from blood vessels. A 52 years old male presented with a mass in the right external auditory canal and decreased hearing of 6 months duration. Tumor excision done by end aural approach. Histopathological examination report was leiomyoma. It is extremely rare for leiomyoma to occur in the external auditory canal because of the non-availability of smooth muscles in the external canal. So it should be considered as a very rare differential diagnosis for any tumor or polyp in the ear canal.

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    M. V. George & Jamsheeda Puthiyapurayil

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George, M.V., Puthiyapurayil, J. Leiomyoma of External Auditory Canal. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 68, 377–379 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-016-0993-1

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