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KMID : 1039520200240040210
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Journal of Audiology & Otology
2020 Volume.24 No. 4 p.210 ~ p.213
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A Case of Fungal Ball with Cholesterol Granuloma in the Middle Ear Cavity
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Kim Su-Geun
Lee Eun-Jung
Yoo Ji-Seob
Yeo Cha-Dong
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Abstract
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Fungal balls consist of rounded conglomerates of fungal mycelia, which can form within a preexisting cavity. They are mostly found in the paranasal sinuses in the head and neck regions. Cholesterol granuloma is a fibrotic lesion that develops as a tissue response to a foreign body such as cholesterol crystals or hemosiderin and is often associated with chronic otitis media. We present the unusual case of a 62-year-old male who was treated for chronic otitis media, which was histologically confirmed as a fungal ball and cholesterol granuloma in the middle ear cavity following tympanomastoidectomy. This is the first reported case of synchronous fungal ball and cholesterol granuloma in the middle ear cavity.
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KEYWORD
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Fungal ball, Cholesterol granuloma, Middle ear
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