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Polyp of the external ear canal arising from the temporomandibular joint: a case report.

A polypoid mass of granulation tissue in the external auditory meatus was found to be arising from the ipsilateral temporomandibular joint (TMJ). The origin of the lesion was suspected clinically and was confirmed by a CT scan study. As the patient showed signs of psoriatic arthritis, it seems likely that this was the underlying pathological process in the joint. A patent foramen of Huschke allowed herniation of synovial tissue from the joint into the external auditory canal.

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Binaural interactions in cortical area AI of cats reared with unilateral atresia of the external ear canal.

Binaural interactions were recorded in auditory cortical (AI) neurons of anesthetized adult cats that had unilateral atresias created shortly after birth by surgically ligating and cutting one external ear canal. At the time of the recording experiment, the atresia and associated debris were removed and tones were delivered to both tympanic membranes via a sealed and calibrated acoustic system. The majority of neurons recorded were in the cortex ipsilateral to the previously occluded ear. Thresholds for monaural stimulation of either the operated or unoperated ear were within normal range although thresholds to stimulation of the previously operated ear tended to occupy the upper end of the normal distribution. Monotonic and nonmonotonic spike count-vs-intensity functions derived from responses to monaural stimulation of the atretic ear were indistinguishable in their shape from those recorded in normal cats. All binaural classes were represented in our sample in proportions similar to those reported in cats with two normal ears. The forms of the functions relating spike count to interaural intensity differences and interaural phase differences were essentially the same as those seen in normal animals. The main binaural deficit observed under these conditions was a shift in the interaural intensity difference to which an AI neuron was most sensitive. The intensity needed for a stimulus to the atretic ear to participate in the binaural response was as much as 50 dB higher than that at the opposite normal ear in contrast to the nearly equal SPLs required for binaural interactions in cats with two ears intact. It was suggested that elevated thresholds at the previously operated ear could account for much of the shift observed.

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Intradermal nevus of the ear canal.

While intradermal nevi are common benign pigmented skin tumors, their occurrence within the external auditory canal is uncommon. The clinical and pathologic features of an intradermal nevus arising within the external auditory canal are presented, and the literature reviewed.

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The cytology of the external ear canal in the normal dog and cat.

This study was conducted on 50 normal dogs and 52 normal cats in order to characterize the normal cytological findings in specimens taken from the vertical ear canal by swabbing. Yeast were detected in 96% of the dogs and 83% of the cats. Gram-positive cocci were found in 42% of the dogs and 71% of the cats. Rods were not seen. In dogs, the median numbers per high-power microscopic field (400x magnification) for yeast, cocci and keratinocytes were 0.2, 0 and 3.9, respectively. In cats, the median numbers were 0.2, 0.3 and 8, respectively. Nucleated keratinocytes were occasionally observed in both species, and should not be mistaken for a pathological process (parakeratotic hyperkeratosis).

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Cavernous hemangioma of the external ear canal.

Cavernous hemangiomas are benign tumors of blood vessel origin. Cavernous hemangiomas arising from the tympanic membrane with or without involvement of the skin of the deep external auditory canal may occur in rare cases. In this paper, the clinical and pathological findings in the first recorded case of a patient with a cavernous hemangioma arising from the skin of the deep external canal with no involvement of the tympanic membrane are presented.

Ear Canal↗