One case of auricle cartilage calcification.
- Author:
Houen LI
;
Jinrang LI
;
Shuchen ZHAO
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Calcinosis;
Cartilage Diseases;
Ear Auricle;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2014;28(2):140-140
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The patient complained of painless mass in the right ear for 3 months. The ipsilateral ear was 1/2 thicker than contralateral one and felt stiff without elasticity. There was limited eminence in cavum conchae about 1 mm in height and about 6 mm x 10 mm in size with clear boundary. which felt hard without tenderness. X-ray showed a long oval nodular calcification with clear but irregular boundary in cavum conchae under the right auricle, the size of which was about 4 mm x 7 mm. The patient was diagnosed right auricle cartilage calcification.
