Cartilaginous choristoma of the bony external auditory canal: a study of 36 cases. Export

@article{citeulike:4180019, abstract = {OBJECTIVE: The study goal is to present the clinical data of 36 cases of heterotopic cartilaginous mass in the bony external auditory canal and to clarify the terminology used to describe this clinical entity. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We conducted a medical record review of 36 consecutive patients with lesions (26 of which were excised) seen at two Departments of Otolaryngology in Taiwan. RESULTS: Histopathological examination revealed that all 26 excised lesions were composed of mature hyaline cartilage, and on this basis, cartilaginous choristoma was diagnosed. CONCLUSION: The presence of a heterotopic cartilaginous mass in the bony external ear canal is not as rare as it was once thought to be. The descriptive term "cartilaginous choristoma" rather than "chondroma" may be more appropriate for these lesions. EBM RATING: C.}, author = {Lee, F. P.}, citeulike-article-id = {4180019}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2005.05.042}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16274810}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16274810}, doi = {10.1016/j.otohns.2005.05.042}, issn = {0194-5998}, journal = {Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery}, keywords = {case}, month = {November}, number = {5}, pages = {786--790}, posted-at = {2009-03-16 00:04:00}, priority = {2}, title = {Cartilaginous choristoma of the bony external auditory canal: a study of 36 cases.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2005.05.042}, volume = {133}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4180019 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4180019 N2 - OBJECTIVE: The study goal is to present the clinical data of 36 cases of heterotopic cartilaginous mass in the bony external auditory canal and to clarify the terminology used to describe this clinical entity. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We conducted a medical record review of 36 consecutive patients with lesions (26 of which were excised) seen at two Departments of Otolaryngology in Taiwan. RESULTS: Histopathological examination revealed that all 26 excised lesions were composed of mature hyaline cartilage, and on this basis, cartilaginous choristoma was diagnosed. CONCLUSION: The presence of a heterotopic cartilaginous mass in the bony external ear canal is not as rare as it was once thought to be. The descriptive term "cartilaginous choristoma" rather than "chondroma" may be more appropriate for these lesions. EBM RATING: C. IS - 5 JF - Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery SN - 0194-5998 EP - 790 TI - Cartilaginous choristoma of the bony external auditory canal: a study of 36 cases. VL - 133 SP - 786 KW - case AU - Lee, FP PY - 2005/11// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2005.05.042 ER -