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ReviewArchives of dermatological research2022

Malignant lesions of the ear.

Antonella Tammaro, Ganiyat Adenike Ralitsa Adebanjo, Camilla Chello, Francesca Romana Parisella, Carmen Cantisani, Francesca Farnetani, Giovanni Pellacani

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Review in Archives of dermatological research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Antonella TammaroNESMOS Dermatology Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy. antonella.tammaro@uniroma1.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4230-100X
Ganiyat Adenike Ralitsa AdebanjoNESMOS Dermatology Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy.
Camilla ChelloNESMOS Dermatology Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy.
Francesca Romana ParisellaDepartment of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Carmen CantisaniDepartment of Dermatology, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Francesca FarnetaniDermatology Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Giovanni PellacaniDermatology Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITPoliclinico Umberto I · ITThe University of Queensland · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The dermatologic lesions of the external ear are quite protean and they encompass pre-malignant, malignant and inflammatory entities. The ear is endowed with functional and cosmetic importance and it is part of the "H-zone", which is the area of the head that generally presents tumors that can be considered high risk regardless of their size. As a matter of fact, skin malignancies of the ear tend to have a less benign course compared to the ones located on other areas of the body and complete excision has proven to be challenging. This mini-review provides an overview on the malignant cutaneous lesions of the external ear with a focus on their dermoscopic and reflectance confocal microscopy features. The most prevalent neoplasms of the auricle are squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma followed by melanoma. These malignant lesions appear to be more common in men and to have a worse prognosis compared to when they arise from other body districts. There is a relative dearth of large studies centered on the clinical, dermoscopic and reflectance confocal microscopy features of skin cancers of the ear. Hence, further research inquiring into the specific dermoscopic and reflectance confocal microscopy characteristics of the cutaneous malignant lesions of the external ear, if any, are warranted for the future.

Indexed as

Basal Cell CarcinomaMelanomaSkin NeoplasmsDermoscopyDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMaleMicroscopy, ConfocalCarcinomaDermoscopyExternal earReflectance confocal microscopySkin cancer

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PMID34792642
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