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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2020; 41(06): 906-908
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_19_20
Case Report with Review of Literature

Case Report on Pinna: An Unusual Site for Verrucous Carcinoma

Sidra Khan
Department of ENT, MGIMS, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
,
Shivkumar Balaji Akulwad
Department of ENT, MGIMS, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
,
Jayant Sonone
Department of ENT, MGIMS, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

Verrucous carcinoma is an uncommon variant of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma and is frequently seen in the oral cavity and larynx having some relation with tobacco chewing, whereas, its presentation over the ear is a rare entity. Here, we report the case of a 70-year-old female patient with complaints of cauliflower-like mass over her left pinna which was managed by doing an excisional biopsy and diagnosed as verrucous carcinoma on histopathology.

Keywords

Carcinoma - pinna - unusual site - verrucous


Publication History

Received: 19 January 2020

Accepted: 18 July 2020

Article published online:
14 May 2021

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