An Oropharyngeal Accessory Tragus in a Young Patient With Conductive Hearing Loss

ABSTRACT In this report, we describe the first reported case of an oropharyngeal accessory tragus in a 20‐year‐old female presenting with moderate to severe left‐sided conductive hearing loss. This case shares rare developmental anomalies to consider when diagnosing oropharyngeal masses that highlig...

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Main Authors: Tiffany Husman, Tania Benjamin, Evan J. Patel, Naoki Akanuma, Anastasiya Pigal, Yew Song Cheng
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Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70019
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author Tiffany Husman
Tania Benjamin
Evan J. Patel
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description ABSTRACT In this report, we describe the first reported case of an oropharyngeal accessory tragus in a 20‐year‐old female presenting with moderate to severe left‐sided conductive hearing loss. This case shares rare developmental anomalies to consider when diagnosing oropharyngeal masses that highlight the intricate embryological development of the head and neck region.
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spelling doaj-art-69f4b3b2e5824de9b50e7ada7c4dbf232025-01-24T05:08:45ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-01-01131n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70019An Oropharyngeal Accessory Tragus in a Young Patient With Conductive Hearing LossTiffany Husman0Tania Benjamin1Evan J. Patel2Naoki Akanuma3Anastasiya Pigal4Yew Song Cheng5School of Medicine University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) San Francisco California USADepartment of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) San Francisco California USADepartment of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) San Francisco California USADepartment of Pathology University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) San Francisco California USADepartment of Pathology University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) San Francisco California USADepartment of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) San Francisco California USAABSTRACT In this report, we describe the first reported case of an oropharyngeal accessory tragus in a 20‐year‐old female presenting with moderate to severe left‐sided conductive hearing loss. This case shares rare developmental anomalies to consider when diagnosing oropharyngeal masses that highlight the intricate embryological development of the head and neck region.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70019congenital abnormalitiesearexternalhearing lossotolaryngology
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Clinical Case Reports
congenital abnormalities
ear
external
hearing loss
otolaryngology
title An Oropharyngeal Accessory Tragus in a Young Patient With Conductive Hearing Loss
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title_full_unstemmed An Oropharyngeal Accessory Tragus in a Young Patient With Conductive Hearing Loss
title_short An Oropharyngeal Accessory Tragus in a Young Patient With Conductive Hearing Loss
title_sort oropharyngeal accessory tragus in a young patient with conductive hearing loss
topic congenital abnormalities
ear
external
hearing loss
otolaryngology
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70019
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