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Myxoma of the ear lobe in a 23-month-old girl with Carney complex.
Journal of cutaneous pathology - 1 Jan 2012
Briassoulis George, Quezado Martha, Lee Chyi-Chia Richard, Xekouki Paraskevi, Keil Meg, Stratakis Constantine A
Abstract excerpt
Myxomas of the ear are extremely uncommon, especially in young children. A 23-month-old girl born to a family with known Carney complex, a condition that predisposes to multiple myxomas, presented with a large, cauliflower-like mass located on the back of her right ear. Histopathologically, the lesion was composed of scattered spindle-shaped or stellate cells with abundant associated mucin and a very sparse...
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