악성종양으로 오인된 외이에 발생한 통풍결절 1예

Tophus due to gout is rarely found in auricle. We report a patient who visited the emergency room due to an auricular mass lesion with severe pain. A 68-year-old male patient who suffered from gout complained of a right side auricular mass. The mass was hard, tender, and had a irregular margin. The surgery was done at operation room, and it was diagnosed as auricular tophi. Although it’s not life-threatening disease, but it’s important because it can be misdiagnosed as malignancy. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2014;25:176–178)