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World J Clin Cases. May 16, 2013; 1(2): 92-95
Published online May 16, 2013. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v1.i2.92
Published online May 16, 2013. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v1.i2.92
Squamous papilloma in the external auditory canal: A common lesion in an uncommon site
Ning-Chia Chang, Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 812, Taiwan
Ning-Chia Chang, Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung City 812, Taiwan
Chen-Yu Chien, Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 812, Taiwan
Chen-Yu Chien, Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung City 812, Taiwan
Chun-Chieh Wu, Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 812, Taiwan
Chee-Yin Chai, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 812, Taiwan
Author contributions: Chang NC drafted the article; Chien CY was the attending physician of the presented patient; Wu CC and Chai CY were the pathologists who reviewed the specimen and provided the pathological photographs.
Correspondence to: Ning-Chia Chang, MD, PhD, Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, No. 482, Shanming Rd., Hsiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City 812, Taiwan. aka@ms.kmuh.org.tw
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Received: January 5, 2013
Revised: April 10, 2013
Accepted: April 27, 2013
Published online: May 16, 2013
Revised: April 10, 2013
Accepted: April 27, 2013
Published online: May 16, 2013
Abstract
Squamous papillomas (SPs) are common benign neoplastic lesions, usually affecting the skin, oral mucosa, upper aerodigestive tract and genital organs. However, SPs of the external auditory canal (EAC) are rarely reported in the English literature. In this report, we present a 19-year-old female with left EAC SP. The etiology, natural course, diagnosis and management of this disease are discussed, with a brief review of the literature.
Core tip: Squamous papillomas (SPs) are common benign neoplastic lesions. However, SPs of the external auditory canal (EAC) are rarely reported in the English literature. A case of EAC SPs is presented here with a discussion and brief review of the literature.