title: A cutaneous horn on the ear.
abstract: A man, 64 years of age, retired and resident on the Spanish Mediterranean coast, without family or personal history of cutaneous tumours, requested primary medical evaluation for a lesion that had been present for a year. The lesion was located on his left ear, and had been growing progressively, without irritation, pain or other significant symptoms. No loss of weight or appetite was present.
authors.affiliation: Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. vesalio30@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gil-Mosquera
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vano-Galvan
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gómez-Guerra
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jaén
mesh_terms: D004423:Ear / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery