Author(s)

Esthelle Geneviève Stéphanie Minka Ngom^1,2*, Nchinda Emmanuel Choffor³, Dalil Asmaou Bouba⁴, Valentin Fokouo Fogha⁵, Louis Richard Njock^1,2, Amadou Njifou Njimah²

¹Otorhinolaryngology Unit of General Hospital Douala, Douala, Cameroon.
²Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon.
³Department of Surgery and Specialties, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
⁴Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
⁵Otorhinolaryngology Unit of Bertoua Regional Hospital, Bertoua, Cameroon.

Background: Tympanic paragangliomas are common middle ear benign neoplasias that develop from endocrines cells situated along the great blood vessels of the head and neck, as well as those of the thoracic and lumbar spine. Primary symptoms of tympanic locations include hearing loss and pulsatile tinnitus. Otoscopy often shows a retrotympanic reddish mass, causing tympanic bulging. Computerized tomography scan findings include a tissue density regular mass located at the promontory and limited within the middle ear cavity. Surgical management comprises tumour excision with control of bleeding, with or without prior embolization. Aim: The aim of this presentation is to report an unusual case of tympanic paraganglioma. Case Presentation: We report the case of a 56-year-old patient whose clinical and paraclinical presentations were consistent with cholesteatoma, though a tympanic paraganglioma was discovered per-operatively. Conclusion: In some rare cases, tympanic paraganglioma can be present like a cholesteatoma.

Tympanic Paraganglioma, Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear Tumour

Geneviève Stéphanie Minka Ngom, E. , Emmanuel Choffor, N. , Asmaou Bouba, D. , Fokouo Fogha, V. , Richard Njock, L. and Njifou Njimah, A. (2023) Per-Operative Discovery of Tympanic Paraganglioma: A Case Report. International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 12, 38-43. doi: 10.4236/ijohns.2023.121004.