Presentation
Tympanic membrane retraction on examination.
Patient Data
Age: 4
Gender: Male
From the case:
Congenital cholesteatoma
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Centered behind the pars tensa of the tympanic membrane within the mesotympanum is a rounded soft-tissue density mass consistent with a congenital cholesteatoma.
Case Discussion
Features here are consistent with the clinically suspected congenital cholesteatoma which was confirmed surgically and pathologically.