Exophytic Cholesteatoma

Exophytic scalp tumor.

An 81-year-old man presented with a 3.5×3.0-cm pink exophytic tumor with an eroded surface and prominent vascularity on the left side of the parietal scalp. The patient reported that the tumor had been present for more than 30 years but recently had grown larger in size. He denied pain or pruritus in association with the lesion and did not report any systemic symptoms. He had received no prior ...

Exophytic growths on the back.

Volume 91, Number 7 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 487 A 26-year-old man presented with a fouryear history of exophytic growths on his back and extensive scarring on his chest. The lesions were flesh colored, nontender, and progressively worsening. His medical history was significant for moderate to severe acne, which required treatment with oral isotretinoin. The lesions gradually ...

Breast Angiosarcoma with Exophytic Growth.

Primary angiosarcoma of the breast is a rare malignant tumor. Diagnostic breast imaging includes mammography and ultrasound, which are usually nonspecific. A 42-year-old woman with angiosarcoma of the breast is presented. Physical findings showed a hard exophytic mass in the upper part of the left breast, with skin discoloration overlaying the mass. Mammography revealed a high density well defi...

Cerebral Exophytic Glioma - a Rare Case

Congenital Intralabyrinthine Cholesteatoma

A patient with a congenital intralabyrinthine cholesteatoma is presented. High-resolution computerized tomographic scans and intraoperative photomicrographs display features of intralabyrinthine extension. We discuss pathogenetic theories for the development of congenital intralabyrinthine cholesteatoma. The distinction of this condition from congenital cholesteatoma with labyrinthine erosion i...