Extraskeletal chondroma in the auricle.
Extraskeletal chondroma is a rare benign tumor that develops in soft tissues, and histologically, it is a lobulated nodule surrounded by a fibrous capsule, and the inside consists of mature cartilage cells and diffuse hyalinized matrix. It occurs preferentially in the hand and foot area of adults, and the development in the head and neck area is very rare. We had a very rare case of extraskeletal chondroma that developed in the auricle and report the case together with a review of the literature.
Department of Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Ho
H
Kwon
Hye-Young
HY
Kim
Sung-No
SN
Jung
Won-Il
WI
Sohn
Gyeol
G
Yoo
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000473:pathology; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000473:pathology*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006818:Hyalin; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged