Korean Journal of Audiology  2014;18(3):141-143

doi:10.7874/kja.2014.18.3.141

Recurrent Benign Myoepithelioma of the Auricle.

Se Joon OH 1 ; Soo Keun KONG ; Il Woo LEE ; Eui Kyung GOH

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Keywords

Myoepithelioma; Ear auricle

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Myoepithelioma, a generally benign tumor comprised of myoepithlial cells, is an uncommon salivary gland tumor. Myoepithelioma originates primarily in the parotid gland, but several isolated cases have been described. Although myoepithelioma has a benign nature, but there is a potential risk of malignant change and recurrence in case of incomplete resection. We acknowledge that benign myoepithelioma originating from the auricle has not been reported in the English literature. We present a rare case of 27-year-old female who had recurrent benign myoepithelioma originating from the auricle and already had been given twice operations at the other clinic.