Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
증례
악성종양으로 오인된 외이에 발생한 통풍결절 1예
정재훈1, 김순구1, 이일우1, 이덕규1,*
Jae-Hoon Jung1, Soon-Gu Kim1, Il-Woo Lee1, Duk-Gyu Lee1,*
Received: Sep 12, 2014; Revised: Sep 26, 2014; Accepted: Nov 24, 2014
Published Online: May 31, 2020
ABSTRACT
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)
Keywords: 통풍; 이개 종괴
Keywords: Gout; Auricular neoplasm