LEIOMYOMA OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITORY-CANAL

The differental diagnosis of aural polyps includes both benign and mal ignant processes, including carcinoma. We present the case of a polyp arising after trauma to the ear. The entire external auditory meatus w as occluded, causing a maximal conductive hearing loss on the affected side. This did not appear to be a typical aural polyp and carcinoma w as suspected. Biopsy revealed the mass to be a leiomyoma of the extern al auditory canal. This benign tumor was treated by complete excision. The clinical and pathological findings of this extremely rare tumor o f the external auditory canal are described. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of leiomyoma arising from the external audito ry canal in the English literature.