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What Does The Following CT Scan Result Indicate?

Posted on Thu, 8 Jun 2017

Question: My son failed his kindergarten hearing test. We saw a doctor who had him get a CT scan. The results show that everything is clear and looks good except for External auditory canal: Benign plaque-like calcification. Can you tell me what this means and what our next steps should be?

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (37 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Suggestionson tympanosclerosis

Detailed Answer:
Hi...by what you quote I feel that your son is is having Tympanosclerosis.

Tympanosclerosis, stiffening of the tympanic membrane due to calcification, typically presents as white plaque-like lesions, involving discrete regions of the tympanic membrane and/or middle ear.

Sometimes it can cause hearing loss....can result in a mild conductive hearing loss.

We can go ahead with biopsy and histopathological examination.

Most patients require no treatment.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana

Follow up: Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (18 hours later)

What type of surgery can be done to repair the ears? What are our next steps?

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Suggestions on tympanosclerosis

Detailed Answer:
Hi....

1. First we need to take a biopsy of the plaque and subject it to histopathological examination.

2. Based on the histopathology finding we need to decide whether treatment or other excision is required or not.

These are the steps which are to be taken up further.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar