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Chondroma of the external auditory canal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

I. J. M. Johnson ,
M. H. Tadpatrikar  and
J. F. Sharp
I. J. M. Johnson*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, UK.
M. H. Tadpatrikar
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, UK.
J. F. Sharp
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr I. Johnson, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Queens Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH.
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Abstract

Chondroma, a benign tumour which is common at many sites in the body, has not been reported in the English literature in the bony external auditory canal. The first such case at this anatomical site is described and the pathogenesis is considered.

Keywords

Ear canalChondroma
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 3 , March 1998 , pp. 278 - 279
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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