A Case of Epidermal Cyst Presenting as a Preauricular Fistula

Lee, Hyoung-Ju; Choi, Chi-Hoon; Kim, Tae-Heon; Myung, Nam-Suk

doi:10.35420/jcohns.2007.18.2.241

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007; 18(2):241-244

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.2007.18.2.241

증례

전이개 누공으로 오인된 표피 낭종 1예

이형주¹, 최치훈¹^,^*, 김태헌¹, 명남숙¹

A Case of Epidermal Cyst Presenting as a Preauricular Fistula

Hyoung-Ju Lee¹, Chi-Hoon Choi¹^,^*, Tae-Heon Kim¹, Nam-Suk Myung¹

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¹부산성모병원 이비인후과

¹Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Busan, Korea

^*교신저자: 최치훈, 608-838 부산광역시 남구 용호동 538-41 부산성모병원 이비인후과 전화： (051) 933-7214·전송： (051) 956-1956 E-mail： hamcof2@naver.com

© Copyright 2007 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 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.

Received: Aug 04, 2007; Accepted: Sep 27, 2007

Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Epidermal cyst of the preauricular region represents an unusual clinical lesion. It is intradermal or subcutaneous sac-like structure that is surrounded by keratinized stratified squamous epithelium. We report a case in which a 49-year-old man developed an epidermal cyst presenting as a large preauricular swelling causing pain and tenderness. The lesion was surgically excised, microscopic examination revealed the epidermal cyst. Therefore we report the case along with review of literature. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2007;18:241–244)

Keywords: 표피낭종; 전이개부

Keywords: Epidermal cyst; Preauricular area