| Autor: |
Kazikdas, K. Cagdas, Onal, Kazim, Kuehnel, Thomas S., Ozturk, Turker |
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European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology; Mar2006, Vol. 263 Issue 3, p253-255, 3p, 3 Black and White Photographs |
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We herein describe a rare case of an intradermal nevus arising in the external auditory meatus. A 36-year-old woman presented with progressive hearing loss on the right ear, and otomicroscopic examination revealed the presence of a large, violaceous, dome-shaped, papillomatous lesion originating from the posterior wall of the external canal of the right ear. Upon excisional biopsy, the tumor was diagnosed as an intradermal nevus. Thus, this is a unique case of intradermal nevus obstructing the external ear canal with the patient presenting with progressive hearing loss. The possibility of a benign nevomelanocytic nevus should not be underestimated when evaluating a lesion obstructing the ear canal, and all melanocytic nevi should be excised instead of biopsied to rule out melanoma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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