Horikiri Masaru, Ueda Kazuki, Kato Motoi
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Jusendo General Hospital, Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan.
BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Nov 17;2014:bcr2014205826. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-205826.
Cases of dermoid cysts of the auricle are presumed to be quite rare. We report such a case and make references to 10 previously reported cases. It is important to treat a tumour in the auricular area at an early stage to prevent it from transforming into malignancy.