Abstract
Paragangliomas are benign tumours originating from the paraganglia. In the ear paragangliomas are foundcommonly in middle ear or jugular bulb. Paragangliomas of external auditory canal are extremely rare. Our casedescribes a woman in her 5th decade presenting with difficulty in hearing since 6 months and swelling in theright ear. Physical examination revealed a red to pink swelling, non friable, bleeding on touch and obscuringthe external auditory canal completely. Differential diagnosis of granuloma/exostosis was considered. Patientunderwent excision biopsy. Hemorrhage during surgery was copious and suspicion of vascular lesion was raised.Histopathology and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of paraganglioma. The aim of this article isto make clinicians aware of the entity for diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
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