Nodular Mass in the Earlobe of an 18-Month-Old Girl

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Message: An 18-month-old girl presented with a 1-year history of a slow-growing mass in the right earlobe. There were no symptoms, such as tenderness or discharge, associated with the mass. She had no history of underlying medical disease or trauma. On physical examination, a 1.5 × 1.0–cm, firm, nodular, angulated, pinkish, nontender mass was observed in the posterior aspect of the right earlobe (Figure, A). The skin over the mass was semitransparent, and the mass moved freely beneath the skin. Under suspicion of a tumorous lesion, complete excision was performed after the patient received general anesthesia. Histopathologic findings were characteristic for 2 cell types; basaloid cells with a nucleus were present in the periphery, and ghost cells without a nucleus were present in the center (Figure, B). Six months after surgery, the wound had healed well, and there has been no recurrence. Nodular Mass in the Earlobe of an 18-Month-Old Girl Via JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery Current Issue An 18-month-old girl presents with a firm, nodular, angulated, pinkish, nontender mass in the posterior aspect of the right earlobe. What is your diagnosis? View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.