ECCRINE CYLINDROMA OF THE EAR CANAL - REPORT OF A CASE

Authors
SHARMA HS MEORKAMAL MZ ZAINOL H DHARAP AS
Citation
Hs. Sharma et al., ECCRINE CYLINDROMA OF THE EAR CANAL - REPORT OF A CASE, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 108(8), 1994, pp. 706-709
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Journal of Laryngology and Otology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222151
Volume
108
Issue
8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
706 - 709
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(1994)108:8<706:ECOTEC>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Eccrine cylindroma is a benign tumour arising from sweat glands in the skin. it favours the face. forehead and scalp involving the turban ar ea and hence is called a turban tumour. Amongst a variety of tumours o riginating from adnexal skin structures, which may appear in the ear c anal, eccrine cylindroma forms a very rare entity. We present such a c ase and discuss its pathological and clinical features.