A Case of Auricular Chondroma
52-year old male patient visited our clinic presenting with an unilateral mass of the auricle for several years. Physical examination revealed a 1.5×1.5 cm sized painless, hard mass accompanying a nodular irregularity, located on the superior portion of the helix (). Surgical removal was performed under a local anesthesia. A 1.0×0.8 cm sized firm, round, and well-encapsulated mass was completely removed by wedge excision (), and the remaining defect was approximated with a creation of Burow's triangle in the scapha (). Histopathologic examination revealed a mass consisted of an acidophilic hyalinized matrix with cartilage cells scattered among them, and in the center, local calcification was observ-ed. Tumor cells had cytoplasms with a distinct border, and the nuclei were of a circular or an oval form; atypical or abnormal mitosis was not observed (). There was no recurrence at the 12-month follow-up.