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Quiste o tumor benigno de oído - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

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

Tratamiento:

Si el quiste o el tumor no es doloroso y no interfiere con la audición, no se necesita de tratamiento.

Si un quiste se vuelve doloroso, es posible que esté infectado. El tratamiento puede incluir antibióticos o extirpación del mismo.

Los tumores óseos benignos pueden aumentar progresivamente de tamaño. Si un tumor benigno es doloroso, interfiere con la audición o lleva a infecciones auditivas frecuentes, puede requerir extirpación quirúrgica.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

Los quistes y tumores benignos del oído son, por lo general, de crecimiento lento y pueden desaparecer espontáneamente.

Complicaciones:

Hipoacusia si el tumor es grande
Infección de los quistes
Infección del conducto auditivo externo
Cera atrapada en el conducto auditivo externo

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Solicite una cita con el médico si padece:

Síntomas de un quiste o tumor benigno del oído
Molestia, dolor o hipoacusia

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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