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KMID : 0361020210640080599
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2021 Volume.64 No. 8 p.599 ~ p.603
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A Case of the Hamartoma of Middle Ear Presenting with the Aplasia of Ipsilateral Internal Carotid Artery
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Kim Sang-Jun
Park Min-Gyoung
Jeong Sung-Wook
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Abstract
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Hamartoma is a benign congenital tumor made of an abnormal mixture of normal tissues. It isa kind of developmental anomaly, in which the tissues are arranged with an excess growth ofone or more of its components. Hamartoma is usually found in the lung, hypothalamus, andcolon, but very rarely found in the head and neck areas. Symptoms are caused by the tumortissue pressing against other tissues or organs. Surgical removal is the treatment modality ofchoice for hamartomas causing symptoms. The aplasia of unilateral internal carotid artery(ICA) is a rare congenital anomaly. ICA aplasia can cause structural change of the middle earspace. A 5 year-old female patient was presented with large hamartoma in the middle ear andthe aplasia of the ipsilateral ICA. The mass was successfully removed without any complications. Authors report this case with a brief literature review
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KEYWORD
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Hamartoma, Internal carotid artery diseases, Middle ear
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