title: Primary B-cell lymphoma presenting as bilateral ear lobule swelling.
abstract: We report a rare case of primary B-cell lymphoma presenting as bilateral ear lobule swelling. A 56-year-old white man presented with a one-year history of painless swelling of both ear lobules. An excision biopsy confirmed B-cell lymphoma. Detailed systemic investigation confirmed the primary nature of the tumour. This tumour is rare in the ear lobule. A review of the English literature revealed no previously reported case of bilateral primary ear lobule involvement. Clinicians should be aware that this tumour can present as a primary in the ear lobules.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Tameside General Hospital, Ashton Under Lyne, UK.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D054644:Ear Auricle; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local