Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2014 Dec;57(12):854-857. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2014.57.12.854.
A Case of Angiomyoma of Auricle
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea. heokw96@daum.net
- 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
- KMID: 1802431
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2014.57.12.854
Abstract
- The angiomyoma or vascular leiomyoma is an uncommon type of leiomyoma composed of smooth muscle cells and vascular endothelium. The tumor occurs mostly in the lower extremities as a slowly growing, firm and mobile mass, occasionally accompanied by pain. There are few cases of auricular angiomyoma reported in the literature; however, recently, we experienced a case of a 18-year-old man with protruding auricular mass. We performed a surgical excision and the final pathological result confirmed to angiomyoma. We report this case with a review of the related literatures.
