Case Report

Middle Ear Salivary Choristoma: A Rare Case Report and Update on Congenital Associations, Facial Nerve Involvement, and Treatment Strategies

Table 1

Review of middle ear salivary choristomas and characteristics.

AuthorsYearAgeSexLateralityCongenital defectsMiddle ear malformationsFacial nerveSurgical excision vs. biopsyHearing augmentation repairPostoperative findings

Taylor et al. [11]196131FLNoneIncus, stapesYBiopsyNoHearing unchanged
Steffen et al. [12]196252FRNoneIncus, stapesBiopsyNoHearing unchanged
Noguera et al. [13]196419MLNoneIncus, stapesBiopsyOCRHearing unchanged
Caplinger et al. [14]196734FLAuricle swellingMalleus, incusExcisionNoHearing unchanged
Bruner et al. [15]19706FRNoneStapesYExcisionOCRHearing improved, transient facial palsy
Hociota et al.197550MLNoneStapesYExcisionNoFacial paralysis
Peron et al. [16]197520MBilateralDevelopmental delay, bilateral cholesteatomasMalleus, incus, stapesAutopsyNo
Mischke et al. [17]19779FLPostauricular cystic massMalleus, incusYBiopsyNo.
Wine et al. [18]197720MLNoneYBiopsyNoHearing improved
Abadir et al. [7]197821FLMicrotiaIncus, stapesYExcisionOCRHearing unchanged
Kley et al. [19]197946FRNoneYExcisionYesHearing improved
Cannon et al. [10]198024FRAuricle swellingIncus, stapesNExcisionNo
Quaranta et al. [9]198123MLAlopeciaIncusExcisionNo.
Saeger et al. [20]198217MLNoneIncusYBiopsyNo.
Saeger et al. [20]198210FLNoneMalleus, incusNExcisionYes.
Moore et al. [21]19845FLNoneIncus, stapesExcisionNo
Kartush et al. [22]198419FRAuricle swellingIncusBiopsyNoHearing unchanged
Bottrill et al. [23]199210MRNoneIncus, stapes.NExcisionNoHearing improved
Cejas-Mendez et al. [24]19923FLEAC malformation.NExcisionNoHearing unchanged
Munster et al. [25]199416MRNoneIncus, stapesNBiopsyNo.
Namdar et al. [5]19956FLEAC malformationIncus, stapesYBiopsyNoHearing unchanged
Hinni et al. [26]19969MLNoneMalleus, incus, stapesNExcisionNo.
Anderhuber et al. [27]19964MLNoneIncus, stapesNExcisionNoHearing unchanged
Perry et al. [28]19985MLBranchial cleft cystIncusYBiopsyNo
Morimoto et al. [3]199913MLAlopeciaIncus, stapesYExcisionNo
Supiyaphun et al. [29]200010FLEAC malformationMalleus, incus, stapesYExcisionNoHearing unchanged
Ha et al. [30]20003FRNoneNoneNExcisionNoHearing unchanged
Vasama et al. [8]2001..R.IncusY...
Buckmiller et al. [6]20010.75MRFacial asymmetry, bilateral preauricular pits, encephalocele, Mondini-type deformitiesIncus, stapesExcisionNo.
Ookuchi et al.20031FRNoneIncus, stapesYBiopsyNo
Simoni et al. [31]20030.83FLTonsillar teratoid polypNoneNExcisionNoHearing unchanged
Enoz et al. [32]200614FLNoneStapesYBiopsyNo
Yazici et al.200632FLNoneStapesNExcisionNoHearing unchanged
Lee et al. [33]20060.9166FRNoneIncus, stapesNExcisionOCRHearing improved
Boleas-Aguirre et al. [34]200612ML.Incus, stapesN...
Nassar et al. [35]200732MRNoneIncus, stapesYExcisionOCRHearing improvement, transient facial nerve palsy
Toros et al. [36]20107FRSitus inversusIncusNExcisionOCRHearing improved
Gomez et al.201332FLNoneNormalBiopsyNoFacial nerve palsy
Amrhein et al. [37]20140.83FRBranchio-oto-renal syndrome. Developmental delay, bilateral preauricular pits, ear tag, dysplastic auricleMalleus, incus, stapesExcisionOCR, BAHAHearing unchanged
Fois et al. [38]201422FLNoneIncus, stapesNExcisionOCRHearing improved
Chen et al. [39]20156FLPreauricular pitYBiopsyNoHearing unchanged
Noda et al. [40]201610FLAlopeciaStapesYBiopsyOCRHearing improved
Aghazadeh et al. [1]201641MRNoneStapesNExcisionNoHearing improved
Ziari et al. [41]201639MLNoneStapesNExcisionNoHearing improved
Su et al. [42]20198FLPharyngeal hamartomaMalleus, incusNExcisionYesHearing unchanged
Purnell et al. [43]20196MLEar tagIncusNExcisionOCR
Current case201914FLDandy–WalkerIncus, stapesNExcisionBAHAHearing improved

F: female, M: male, R: right, L: left, Y: yes, and N: no. All unfilled boxes indicate information that was unspecified in the case reports.