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Pilomatrixoma of the external auditory meatus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Bippon C. Vinayak ,
Graham J. Cox  and
Margaret Ashton-Key
Bippon C. Vinayak*
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Graham J. Cox
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Margaret Ashton-Key
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
*
Mr Bippon C. Vinayak, F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HE
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Abstract

Pilomatrixoma is a benign skin tumour arising from the outer hair root matrix. It is an uncommon tumour which favours the hair bearing area of the head and neck. The preauricular area is a well documented site, but to our knowledge, there are no reports of a pilomatrixoma arising in the external auditory meatus. We present such a case and discuss the historical background along with its pathological and clinical features.

Keywords

EarexternalEar neoplasmspilomatrixoma
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 4 , April 1993 , pp. 333 - 334
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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