title: Chondroid syringoma of the external ear canal presenting as a cyst.
abstract: Chondroid syringoma of the external ear canal is a rare, usually firm or polypoid tumor, representing the cutaneous counterpart of pleomorphic adenoma of salivary glands. We report a very rare case of chondroid syringoma in a 40-year-old man who presented with a fluid-containing cyst in the external ear canal. Clinical and radiological examinations showed involvement of the whole external canal to the annulus. The cystic lesion was totally excised along with the overlying skin. The postoperative course was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Russells Hall Hospital NHS Trust Dudley Group of Hospitals, Dudley, West Midlands, UK. akarnwal@aol.com
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karnwal
authors.forename: Shanthi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pakalapati
authors.forename: Konstance
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tzifa
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Raut
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography