Syeda Tehmina Junaid, Tarique Zahid Khan, Zeba Ahmed, Syed Iqbal Hussain, Iqbal A Muhammad Khyani.
Incidence and clinical presentation of masses in external auditory canal.
Pak J Surg Jan ;32(3):181-4.

Objective: To determine the incidence and clinical presentation of masses in external auditory canal. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department of Ear, Nose and throat (ENT), Head and Neck Surgery, Dow University Health Sciences and Civil Hospital, Karachi from December 2014 to December 2015. Patients & Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in ENT Department, DUHS and CHK, Karachi, on patients coming in ENT OPD and ward with ear problems like ear discharge, deafness, visible mass in external auditory canal (EAC),etc. Demographic data and personal information of patients were recorded. Variables like gender and age of the patients were included. Different clinical presentations of patients with masses in EAC were studied. Results: Out of total 1,000 patients, patients who presented with mass in EAC were 31. Regarding the different clinical presentations, commonest was ear fullness, followed by deafness, otorrhoea and otalgia. Conclusion: Masses in EAC are rare in our ENT practice. However, their pathology and presentation is varied. More studies are needed to study such cases to determine the local pattern more accurately.

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