Tumors presenting as aural polyps: a report of four cases.

All biopsy material from the ear, received over an 8 yr period by a private practice, was reviewed. Four unusual neoplasms presenting as aural polyps are described (meningioma, embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, eosinophilic granuloma and adenoid cystic carcinoma). The relevant literature is briefly reviewed and the importance of histopathological examination of aural polyps is discussed.