Borderline Malignant Sebaceoma of the Auricle: A Case Report

Sebaceoma is a rare benign tumor arising from the sebaceous gland of the skin. Sebaceoma often occurs on the head and neck but rarely on the ears. We present the case of a 78-year-old female patient with a two-year history of a protruding mass in her left ear. Physical examination revealed a well-ci...

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Published inIndian journal of otolaryngology, and head, and neck surgery Vol. 75; no. 3; pp. 2379 - 2382
Main Authors Han, SuJin, Cho, Seong Jin, kang, Sin Jae, Kim, Jue Hee, Kim, Chang-Woo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Springer India 01.09.2023
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Case reports
Clinical Report
Ears & hearing
Head and Neck Surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Otorhinolaryngology
Tumors
Sebaceoma
Malignancy
Sebaceous Gland
Ear Auricle
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Summary:Sebaceoma is a rare benign tumor arising from the sebaceous gland of the skin. Sebaceoma often occurs on the head and neck but rarely on the ears. We present the case of a 78-year-old female patient with a two-year history of a protruding mass in her left ear. Physical examination revealed a well-circumscribed plaque in the crus of the helix of the left ear. A wide local excisional biopsy was taken, and the mass was subjected to histopathologic assessment. While the mass showed cytological findings indicating sebaceoma, it also presented malignant features architecturally and immunohistochemically. Based on these findings, the tumor was regarded as a sebaceoma of borderline malignancy.
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ISSN:2231-3796
0973-7707
DOI:10.1007/s12070-023-03552-4