Melanoma of the external auditive canal. Case report
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https://doi.org/10.29176/2590843X.1157Keywords:
Malignant, Melanoma, external auditory canal, HMB-45Abstract
Cutaneous melanomas are malignant neoplasms whose incidence has increased markedly in the last five decades. Among the primary cutaneous melanomas, the head and neck location represent 17%. Of these, 7 to 16% settle in the outer ear, of which about 60% occur in the helix and anti-helix. External auditory canal involvement is rarely reported and when it occurs, it occurs in the meatus.
We report the case of a peasant patient with long-term exposure to sunlight. He presented a lesion of approximately 1×1.5 cm in the dark brown external auditory canal with otalgia, otorrhea with the presence of pus, blood accompanied by hearing loss and preatrial and cervical adenopathy, whose diagnosis was confirmed by fine aspiration puncture (PAFF) of the tumor in addition to the study of the postoperative piece that confirmed the result of the PAFF.
Author Biographies
Pedro Rosales Torres
Especialista de 1.er grado en Anatomía Patológica. Instructor
Rafael Pila Pérez
Especialista de 2.o grado en Medicina Interna. Profesor Titular
Pedro León Acosta
Especialista de 1.er grado en Medicina Interna. Instructor
Rafael Pila Peláez
Especialista de 2.o grado en Medicina Interna. Profesor Auxiliar
Jaider Luis Saurith Monterrosa
Especialista de 1.er grado en Medicina Interna
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