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Post-stapedectomy reparative granuloma: a misnomer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. E. Fenton ,
J. Turner ,
A. Shirazi  and
P. A. Fagan
J. E. Fenton
Affiliation:
Departments of Otology/Neuro-Otology, St Vincents Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
J. Turner
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomical Pathology, St Vincents Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
A. Shirazi
Affiliation:
Departments of Otology/Neuro-Otology, St Vincents Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
P. A. Fagan*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otology/Neuro-Otology, St Vincents Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr P. A. Fagan, 352 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, N.S.W., 2010, Australia. Fax: 61(2) 360 5419
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Abstract

The pathophysiology of so-called ‘reparative granuloma’ occurring after stapedectomy has not been determined and universally accepted management of this rare complication has not yet been established. A case is presented in which a mass developed in the middle ear after the use of a fat/wire prosthesis in a stapedectomy. Histological assessment revealed nonspecific granulation tissue and fat necrosis. It is suggested that ‘reparative granuloma’ is a misnomer as there is no microscopic evidence in this case nor in the literature of granulomatous formation. The condition may follow stapedectomy or stapedotomy. Furthermore, the name leads to confusion with a different condition, giant cell reparative granuloma, which involves the jaws and rarely the temporal bone. An alternative name, ‘Stapes surgery induced granulation tissue’ (SSIG) is therefore suggested for this condition.

Keywords

Stapes surgery, complicationsGranuloma

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Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 2 , February 1996 , pp. 185 - 188
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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