11 May 2017
: Case report
Syringocystadenoma Papilliferum of the External Auditory Canal
Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)
Luca Bruschini1A*, Annalisa Ciabotti1E, Andrea De Vito1D, Francesca Forli1B, Christina Cambi1F, Eugenio Maria Ciancia2C, Stefano Berrettini1ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.902900
Am J Case Rep 2017; 18:520-524
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Ceruminous glands are modified apocrine glands, situated in the external auditory canal, that, together with sebaceous glands, produce cerumen, better known as ear wax. The neoplastic transformation of these structures is very rare and there have been few cases reported in the literature.
CASE REPORT: Syringocystadenoma papilliferum is one of the rarest tumors among benign tumors arising from the ceruminous glands. We here report the case of a 72-year-old man with a lesion histologically documented as a syringocystadenoma papilliferum and we review the literature, focusing our attention on clinical features and treatment options of benign glandular tumors arising from the external auditory canal.
CONCLUSIONS: Syringocystadenoma papilliferum is a rare benign tumor of the ceruminous glands of the external ear canal. Excision biopsy is mandatory for the diagnosis and is the best treatment.
Keywords: Adenoma, Pleomorphic, Cystadenoma, Serous, Ear Canal
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