Auricle Pilomatricoma in Ear Lobule: A Case Report

Document Type : Case Report

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Sinus and Surgical Endoscopic Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction:
Skin tumors are prevalent in the head and neck especially auricle but pilomatricoma is extremely rare in ear lobule.
 
Case Report:
A 7-year-old girl without a history of previous illness presented with a 1.5-month history of a lesion in the right ear lobule that tended to grow in size. It was a 2*2*2cm round, slightly painful lesion with soft tissue and light red in color that yielded bloody or serous fluid on aspiration. The lesion was enucleated. The diagnosis was pilomatricoma.
 
Conclusion:
Although very rare, pilomatricoma should be considered as a differential diagnosis of ear lobule neoplasms.
 

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Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 35, Issue 2
March and April 2023
Pages 97-99

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