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An unusual benign tumor of pinna — A case report

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A 12-year-old girl presented to us with a swelling over the lateral surface of the right pinna of 4 years duration. Examination revealed an irregular mass arising from lateral surface of the pinna obscuring the external auditory canal. The lesion was not ulcerated. Wide excision of mass done and sent for Histopathological examination which revealed Tricho folliculoma. This case is being reported as it is a rare skin adnexal tumor arising from an unusual site.

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  1. Department of ENT, Mahathma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, 607 402, India

    P. Karthikeyan & P. Paulraj

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Karthikeyan, P., Paulraj, P. An unusual benign tumor of pinna — A case report. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 62, 195–197 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-010-0022-8

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