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case_images: Endoscopic view of the smooth mass of the posterior wall of the right external auditory canal.
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case_images: The otoscopy revealed a smooth, nontender lesion covered by normal skin that almost obstructs the external auditory meatus (Figure 1).
case_images: Axial T2-weighted MRI image. A well-bordered lesion was detected in the right external auditory canal. After intravenous gadolinium injection, the lesion had high signal intensity on T2-weighted image.
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case_images: T2 high-signal intensity lesion in the superior and posterior wall of EAC without signs of bone erosion (Figure 2).
case_images: Histological appearance of the tumor showing the epithelial part under dense collagen tissue (H & E  x40).
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case_images: The lesion was excised surgically, and the histopathologic examination revealed a chondroid syringoma (Figures 3, 4, and 5). The patient is followed up regularly, and there is no evidence of recurrence 15 months after the operation.
case_images: Histological appearance of the tumor showing ducts and tubules focally observed (H & E  x100).
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case_images: The lesion was excised surgically, and the histopathologic examination revealed a chondroid syringoma (Figures 3, 4, and 5). The patient is followed up regularly, and there is no evidence of recurrence 15 months after the operation.
case_images: Histological appearance of the tumor showing the stroma of myxoid matrix (H & E  x100).
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case_images: The lesion was excised surgically, and the histopathologic examination revealed a chondroid syringoma (Figures 3, 4, and 5). The patient is followed up regularly, and there is no evidence of recurrence 15 months after the operation.