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Quiste o tumor benigno de oído - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Quiste de oído; Tumor de oído; Tumores del oído; Quistes del oído; Exostosis; Osteoma

Síntomas:

Los síntomas de los quistes abarcan:

Dolor (si los quistes están en el conducto auditivo externo o se infectan)
Protuberancias pequeñas y suaves de la piel sobre o en la parte posterior o anterior del oído

Los síntomas de los tumores benignos abarcan:

Molestia en el oído
Hipoacusia gradual en un oído

Nota: puede no haber síntomas.

Signos y exámenes:

Los tumores y quistes benignos se detectan generalmente durante un examen rutinario del oído, el cual puede incluir pruebas auditivas (audiometría) y una prueba del oído medio (timpanometría). Cuando el médico ausculta el oído, puede observar quistes o tumores benignos dentro del conducto auditivo externo.

Algunas veces, se necesita una tomografía computarizada.

Esta enfermedad también puede alterar los resultados de los siguientes exámenes:

Anatomía del oído

Reviewed last on: 8/3/2010
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Seth Schwartz, MD, MPH, Otolaryngologist, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

O’Handley JG, Tobin E, Tagge B. Otorhinolaryngology. In: Rakel RE, ed. Textbook of Family Medicine. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 25.

Nicolai P, Castelnuovo P. Benign tumors of the sinonasal tract. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al, eds. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2010:chap 49.

Warren FM III, Shelton C, Wiggins RH III. Neuroradiology of the temporal bone and skull base. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al, eds. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2010:chap 135.

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