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A rare development of tumoral calcinosis of the ear auricle

Tumoral calcinosis is a condition characterized by deposition of calcium salts in the skin and sub- cutaneous tissue, commonly found around the joints. However, tumoral calcinosis of the auricle is extremely rare. We present the case of a 13-year-old boy with tumoral calcinosis of the helix of the e...

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Autores principales: Lee, Sam Yong, Lee, Han Gyeol, Kim, Kwang Seog, Hwang, Jae Ha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6325332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30613092
http://dx.doi.org/10.7181/acfs.2018.02306
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description Tumoral calcinosis is a condition characterized by deposition of calcium salts in the skin and sub- cutaneous tissue, commonly found around the joints. However, tumoral calcinosis of the auricle is extremely rare. We present the case of a 13-year-old boy with tumoral calcinosis of the helix of the ear auricle. A 13-year-old boy presented with a 10-year history of an enlarging mass on the left auricle. The mass was hard, non-tender, and non-compressible. The patient had no history of trauma. Complete surgical excision and pathological examination of the specimen was performed. The final diagnosis of the excised mass was tumoral calcinosis. After 9 months of follow-up, there were no signs of recurrence of the tumor and the patient was satisfied with the surgical results. Tumoral calcinosis of the auricle is extremely rare and may be misdiagnosed as other tumors. Pathological examination is essential for definitive diagnosis and complete surgical excision should be considered as the treatment of choice.
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spelling pubmed-63253322019-01-11 A rare development of tumoral calcinosis of the ear auricle Lee, Sam Yong Lee, Han Gyeol Kim, Kwang Seog Hwang, Jae Ha Arch Craniofac Surg Case Report Tumoral calcinosis is a condition characterized by deposition of calcium salts in the skin and sub- cutaneous tissue, commonly found around the joints. However, tumoral calcinosis of the auricle is extremely rare. We present the case of a 13-year-old boy with tumoral calcinosis of the helix of the ear auricle. A 13-year-old boy presented with a 10-year history of an enlarging mass on the left auricle. The mass was hard, non-tender, and non-compressible. The patient had no history of trauma. Complete surgical excision and pathological examination of the specimen was performed. The final diagnosis of the excised mass was tumoral calcinosis. After 9 months of follow-up, there were no signs of recurrence of the tumor and the patient was satisfied with the surgical results. Tumoral calcinosis of the auricle is extremely rare and may be misdiagnosed as other tumors. Pathological examination is essential for definitive diagnosis and complete surgical excision should be considered as the treatment of choice. Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2018-12 2018-12-27 /pmc/articles/PMC6325332/ /pubmed/30613092 http://dx.doi.org/10.7181/acfs.2018.02306 Text en Copyright © 2018 The Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short A rare development of tumoral calcinosis of the ear auricle
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30613092
http://dx.doi.org/10.7181/acfs.2018.02306
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