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Lipoma of the external ear with osseous metaplasia
1Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.
Abstract:
Lipoma with osseous metaplasia of the external ear is an uncommon and has not been reported so far in Medline search for 30 years. The diagnosis was confirmed only after excision biopsy of the lesion. We report this case for its rarity.
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