Clinical features, presenting symptoms, and surgical results of congenital cholesteatoma based on Potsic's staging system. (May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Takagi, Taro; Gyo, Kiyofumi; Hakuba, Nobuhiro; Hyodo, Jun; Hato, Naohito
• Is Part Of: Acta oto-laryngologica. Volume 134:Number 5(2014)
• Page Start: 462
• Page End: 467
• Publication Date: 2014-05
• Subjects: Otolaryngology -- Periodicals; Ear -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Throat -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Otolaryngology -- Electronic Resources; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases; 617.8
• DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2013.875218
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0001-6489

Abstract

<abstract> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Conclusions:</italic> Potsic's staging system is a clinically useful procedure for evaluating the extent of congenital cholesteatoma (CC). <italic>Objectives:</italic> We investigated the clinical features, presenting symptoms, and surgical results of CC according to Potsic's staging system. <italic>Methods:</italic> A total of 71 patients who had undergone surgery at our hospital were retrospectively analyzed for presenting symptoms, the location of cholesteatoma, and surgical results according to Potsic's staging system. <italic>Results:</italic> Of the 71 patients, 21 were classified as Potsic stage I, 9 as stage II, 31 as stage III, and 10 as stage IV. More than half of the patients with early-stage CC (stages I and II) were diagnosed asymptomatically by a chance visit to a clinic or on ear screening. Others were diagnosed following a complaint of hearing loss, acute otitis media, or otitis media with effusion. The location of CC varied somewhat by stage. In stage I CC, the most frequent location was behind the anterior-superior quadrant of the tympanic membrane; however, in stage III CC, it was behind the posterior-superior quadrant. All patients were treated surgically. Recurrence was detected in 2 of the 71 patients (2.8%); both had stage II CC. Recurrent lesions were removed during revision surgery.</p> </abstract>