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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
Squamous papilloma in the external auditory canal: A common lesion in an uncommon site
Ning-Chia Chang, Chen-Yu Chien, Chun-Chieh Wu, Chee-Yin Chai
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
Core Tip

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.