Publication:

A case series on post-auricular swellings: varied lesions with similar presentations

The post-auricular region presents with swellings that can arise from various aetiologies. Attention to this region is lower as it is generally a cosmetically insignificant area and also most swellings from this region are slow growing. However, literature gives an account of inflammatory as well as neoplastic growths from this area with some masses being malignant in nature. In this case series, we report three patient who had symptomless, slow growing swellings behind their ear in the post-auricular region which were similar on examination. However, all three masses were reported of different diagnoses on their histopathology report. This brings to light the importance of timely investigation and treatment of swellings of the post-auricular region.