title: Chondroma of the external auditory canal.
abstract: Chondroma, a benign tumour which is common at many sites in the body, has not been reported in the English literature in the bony external auditory canal. The first such case at this anatomical site is described and the pathogenesis is considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, UK.
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Tadpatrikar
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sharp
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002812:Chondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004424:Ear Canal; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology