Anatomy clinical correlates Quiz: Ace Your Exams

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A 55-year-old man presents to his primary care physician for evaluation of persistent left ear fullness. The patient endorses worsening fullness and pain in his left ear for six to eight weeks and states his ear feels “plugged.” During this time, the patient also endorses intermittent epistaxis from the left nostril. He and his family are originally from Hong Kong, though he immigrated to the United States many years ago. He has a twenty-pack-year smoking history. Vital signs are within normal limits. Physical examination demonstrates a bulging left tympanic membrane with serous effusion and auricular lymphadenopathy. Which of the following best describes the anatomic etiology for this patient's symptoms?  

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