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Exostosis of external ear canal

MedGen UID:
56363
Concept ID:
C0155411
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: EAR EXOSTOSES; EXOSTOSES OF EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; Exostosis of the external auditory canal
SNOMED CT: External auditory canal exostosis (19560007); Swimmers exostosis (19560007); Exostosis of external ear canal (19560007)
 
HPO: HP:0004459
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0007498
OMIM®: 128300

Definition

A benign bony growth projecting outward from a bone surface within the external auditory canal. [from HPO]

Clinical features

From HPO
Impacted cerumen
MedGen UID:
507837
Concept ID:
C0021092
Finding
Blockage of the external auditory canal by a buildup of earwax.
Otitis externa
MedGen UID:
10505
Concept ID:
C0029878
Disease or Syndrome
Inflammation or infection of the external auditory canal (EAC), the auricle, or both.
Hearing impairment
MedGen UID:
235586
Concept ID:
C1384666
Disease or Syndrome
A decreased magnitude of the sensory perception of sound.
Exostosis of external ear canal
MedGen UID:
56363
Concept ID:
C0155411
Disease or Syndrome
A benign bony growth projecting outward from a bone surface within the external auditory canal.
Exostoses
MedGen UID:
257035
Concept ID:
C1442903
Disease or Syndrome
An exostosis is a benign growth the projects outward from the bone surface. It is capped by cartilage, and arises from a bone that develops from cartilage.

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVExostosis of external ear canal

Conditions with this feature

Exostosis of external ear canal
MedGen UID:
56363
Concept ID:
C0155411
Disease or Syndrome
A benign bony growth projecting outward from a bone surface within the external auditory canal.
Autosomal recessive multiple pterygium syndrome
MedGen UID:
82696
Concept ID:
C0265261
Congenital Abnormality
Multiple pterygium syndromes comprise a group of multiple congenital anomaly disorders characterized by webbing (pterygia) of the neck, elbows, and/or knees and joint contractures (arthrogryposis) (Morgan et al., 2006). The multiple pterygium syndromes are phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous but are traditionally divided into prenatally lethal (253290) and nonlethal (Escobar) types.
VISS syndrome
MedGen UID:
1794165
Concept ID:
C5561955
Disease or Syndrome
VISS syndrome is a generalized connective tissue disorder characterized by early-onset thoracic aortic aneurysm and other connective tissue findings, such as aneurysm and tortuosity of other arteries, joint hypermobility, skin laxity, and hernias, as well as craniofacial dysmorphic features, structural cardiac defects, skeletal anomalies, and motor developmental delay (Van Gucht et al., 2021). Immune dysregulation has been observed in some patients (Ziegler et al., 2021).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Schwartz SR, Magit AE, Rosenfeld RM, Ballachanda BB, Hackell JM, Krouse HJ, Lawlor CM, Lin K, Parham K, Stutz DR, Walsh S, Woodson EA, Yanagisawa K, Cunningham ER Jr
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Jan;156(1_suppl):S1-S29. doi: 10.1177/0194599816671491. PMID: 28045591
Roland PS, Smith TL, Schwartz SR, Rosenfeld RM, Ballachanda B, Earll JM, Fayad J, Harlor AD Jr, Hirsch BE, Jones SS, Krouse HJ, Magit A, Nelson C, Stutz DR, Wetmore S
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008 Sep;139(3 Suppl 2):S1-S21. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.06.026. PMID: 18707628
Whitaker SR, Cordier A, Kosjakov S, Charbonneau R
Laryngoscope 1998 Feb;108(2):195-9. doi: 10.1097/00005537-199802000-00007. PMID: 9473067

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Lyutenski S, James P, Bloching M
Am J Otolaryngol 2021 Nov-Dec;42(6):103114. Epub 2021 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103114. PMID: 34166964
Lambert C, Marin S, Esvan M, Godey B
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Dec;278(12):4775-4781. Epub 2021 Feb 8 doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-06609-8. PMID: 33555441
Schwartz SR, Magit AE, Rosenfeld RM, Ballachanda BB, Hackell JM, Krouse HJ, Lawlor CM, Lin K, Parham K, Stutz DR, Walsh S, Woodson EA, Yanagisawa K, Cunningham ER Jr
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Jan;156(1_suppl):S1-S29. doi: 10.1177/0194599816671491. PMID: 28045591
Kozin ED, Remenschneider AK, Shah PV, Reardon E, Lee DJ
Am J Otolaryngol 2015 Mar-Apr;36(2):283-6. Epub 2014 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2014.10.018. PMID: 25459316Free PMC Article
Azizi MH
Int J Occup Environ Med 2011 Jan;2(1):20-6. PMID: 23022815

Diagnosis

Wille AE, Pazdernik VK, Sassounian N, Glaser K
J Osteopath Med 2022 Mar 31;122(8):431-437. doi: 10.1515/jom-2021-0252. PMID: 35355493
Boyle S, Keane R, Jinih M, McCarthy Deering E, Patil N, Choo M
J Laryngol Otol 2022 Jul;136(7):659-667. Epub 2022 Jan 7 doi: 10.1017/S0022215121004369. PMID: 34991745
Schwartz SR, Magit AE, Rosenfeld RM, Ballachanda BB, Hackell JM, Krouse HJ, Lawlor CM, Lin K, Parham K, Stutz DR, Walsh S, Woodson EA, Yanagisawa K, Cunningham ER Jr
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Jan;156(1_suppl):S1-S29. doi: 10.1177/0194599816671491. PMID: 28045591
Kozin ED, Remenschneider AK, Shah PV, Reardon E, Lee DJ
Am J Otolaryngol 2015 Mar-Apr;36(2):283-6. Epub 2014 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2014.10.018. PMID: 25459316Free PMC Article
Carbone PN, Nelson BL
Head Neck Pathol 2012 Jun;6(2):244-6. Epub 2011 Dec 20 doi: 10.1007/s12105-011-0314-7. PMID: 22183765Free PMC Article

Therapy

Costa JR, Castro A, Lino J, Soares T, Almeida E Sousa C
J Laryngol Otol 2021 Aug;135(8):684-690. Epub 2021 Jun 18 doi: 10.1017/S0022215121001547. PMID: 34342559
Schwartz SR, Magit AE, Rosenfeld RM, Ballachanda BB, Hackell JM, Krouse HJ, Lawlor CM, Lin K, Parham K, Stutz DR, Walsh S, Woodson EA, Yanagisawa K, Cunningham ER Jr
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Jan;156(1_suppl):S1-S29. doi: 10.1177/0194599816671491. PMID: 28045591
Azizi MH
Int J Occup Environ Med 2011 Jan;2(1):20-6. PMID: 23022815
Longridge NS
Otol Neurotol 2002 May;23(3):260-1. doi: 10.1097/00129492-200205000-00005. PMID: 11981378
Fabiani M, Barbara M, Filipo R
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 1984;46(3):159-64. doi: 10.1159/000275702. PMID: 6728438

Prognosis

Morris S, Martin T, Mccahon D, Bennett S
J Laryngol Otol 2016 Jul;130(7):628-34. Epub 2016 Jun 6 doi: 10.1017/S0022215116008082. PMID: 27263424
Kozin ED, Remenschneider AK, Shah PV, Reardon E, Lee DJ
Am J Otolaryngol 2015 Mar-Apr;36(2):283-6. Epub 2014 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2014.10.018. PMID: 25459316Free PMC Article
Alexander V, Lau A, Beaumont E, Hope A
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2015 Jul;272(7):1643-9. Epub 2014 Mar 12 doi: 10.1007/s00405-014-2950-5. PMID: 24619201
Nakanishi H, Tono T, Kawano H
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2011 Jul;145(1):80-5. doi: 10.1177/0194599811402041. PMID: 21493286
Fisher EW, McManus TC
J Laryngol Otol 1994 Feb;108(2):106-10. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100126027. PMID: 8163908

Clinical prediction guides

Costa JR, Castro A, Lino J, Soares T, Almeida E Sousa C
J Laryngol Otol 2021 Aug;135(8):684-690. Epub 2021 Jun 18 doi: 10.1017/S0022215121001547. PMID: 34342559
Lambert C, Marin S, Esvan M, Godey B
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Dec;278(12):4775-4781. Epub 2021 Feb 8 doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-06609-8. PMID: 33555441
Simas V, Remnant D, Furness J, Bacon CJ, Moran RW, Hing WA, Climstein M
J Prim Health Care 2019 Apr;11(1):47-53. doi: 10.1071/HC18097. PMID: 31039989
Carbone PN, Nelson BL
Head Neck Pathol 2012 Jun;6(2):244-6. Epub 2011 Dec 20 doi: 10.1007/s12105-011-0314-7. PMID: 22183765Free PMC Article
Nakanishi H, Tono T, Kawano H
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2011 Jul;145(1):80-5. doi: 10.1177/0194599811402041. PMID: 21493286

Recent systematic reviews

Vallée A
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2024 Feb;281(2):573-578. Epub 2023 Sep 30 doi: 10.1007/s00405-023-08258-5. PMID: 37777626
Swisher AR, Singh P, Debbaneh P, Rivero A
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2023 Oct;132(10):1249-1260. Epub 2023 Jan 12 doi: 10.1177/00034894221147804. PMID: 36635864

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