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The Superficial Lesions in the Periauricular Region: A Retrospective Study

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Abstract

Objective

Superficial lesions on and around the ear are uncommon with broad differential diagnoses and different characteristic histopathologic features. Most of these lesions may have similar clinical and structural features resulting in obstacles in clinical diagnosis. The purpose of this study was to describe a series of periauricular superficial lesions and characterize the distinctive types of these lesions.

Study Design

A retrospective study.

Setting

A tertiary care center.

Methods

Between 2019 and early 2023, a descriptive retrospective study, including 120 patients who presented with periauricular superficial lesions, was conducted.

Results

Preauricular lesions were the most frequent (49.2%), followed by postauricular lesions (33.3%). As regards the etiological patterns of the patients, congenital causes were the most frequent (45%), followed by neoplastic lesions (40.8%). 37.5% of cases were preauricular sinus followed by epidermoid cyst (21.7%) and reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (6.7%).

Conclusions

There is great diversity in patterns and etiological causes of periauricular lesions. The congenital etiology is the most common cause of periauricular lesions. An individualized approach based on the nature and etiology of the lesion allows for more accurate diagnosis and treatment planning.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Eastern Avenue, University Street, Nasr City, Sohâg, Egypt

    Mohammed Elrabie Ahmed & Marwa Saad Badry

  2. Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Eastern Avenue, University Street, Nasr City, Sohâg, Egypt

    Amr Abdelhamed

  3. Pathology, Sohag Oncology Centre, Sohâg, Egypt

    Amr Al-Amaragy

  4. Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alazhar University, Assuit, Egypt

    Marwa Saad Badry & Mohammed Ahmed Hussein

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MEA collected all clinic and operative data and participated in the surgical technique. AA, AAA, MSB, and MAH create the content for the article and drafted the final manuscript. All authors reviewed the manuscript prior to submission. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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The paper was submitted for Medical Research Ethics Committee (MREC) of the Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, for revision and approval. It was conducted in the period between 2017 and 2019, with approval number IRB no: Soh-Med-21–10-52. The authors assert that all procedures contributing to this work comply with the ethical standards of the relevant national and institutional guidelines on human experimentation and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008; clinical trials ID NCT04497337.

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Ahmed, M.E., Abdelhamed, A., Al-Amaragy, A. et al. The Superficial Lesions in the Periauricular Region: A Retrospective Study. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-024-02160-1

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