[Surgery on cylindroma of the external auditory canal].
Cylindromas are rare benign tumours arising from sweat glands in the skin. They occur as multiple tumours (as in Brooke-Spieglers syndrome) and solitary tumours. They most commonly occur on the head and neck and may appear in the external auditory canal causing hearing loss. We present such a case and discuss its pathological and clinical features. The patient was treated with local surgical excision.
Juhlin
Jon
J
Køge Sygehus, Øre-Naese-Halskirurgisk Afdeling, Denmark. jon@skaftenet.dk
D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*