Nasopharyngeal polyps arising in the middle ear of the cat
- 1 August 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Small Animal Practice
- Vol. 22 (8) , 511-522
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5827.1981.tb00638.x
Abstract
The clinical presentation, diagnosis and surgical treatment of four cats with nasopharyngeal polyps are described. In three cats the microscopic appearance of the polyps together with the finding of radiographic densities in the tympanic bullae point to the middle ear as the origin of these polyps. These are inflammatory lesions and it is suggested that they occur as the result of ascending infection from the nasopharynx. Experience has shown that, in spite of recurrence in some cases, simple traction rather than bulla osteotomy is the preferred method of treatment.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- A case of otitis in a domestic catJournal of Small Animal Practice, 1980
- Inflammatory polypoid growths in the ear canal of catsJournal of Small Animal Practice, 1978