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Benign middle ear tumors
Last reviewed: 07.07.2025
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Middle ear tumors are rare in otolaryngology, but when they occur, they pose significant challenges in both diagnosis and treatment. Middle ear tumors are classified as benign or malignant.
Benign tumors of the middle ear occur extremely rarely; perhaps that is why they are mentioned in passing in classical manuals or information about them is provided only in periodicals under the heading "Observations from practice". Despite their "benign structure", some of these tumors may have clinical manifestations that are very close in essence to similar manifestations of malignant tumors; in addition, benign tumors of the middle ear can become malignant; in these cases, given the proximity of the cranial cavity and large vascular formations to the middle ear, sometimes insoluble situations may arise that are fraught with a threat to the patient's life. Benign tumors of the middle ear include glomus tumors, hemangiomas, adenomas and osteomas.
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