Table 1.
MEDLINE/Pubmed literature review of external ear canal nodular fasciitis.
| Age | Ear trauma | Exact localisation | size | symptoms | treatment | Time of follow-up | recurrence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdel-Aziz et al. (2008): 6 cases | mean age of 7 years and 3 months | none | No information | 0.5–1.5 cm | - All cases: unilateral earache - 3 cases: bleeding associated with offensive discharge in two of them |
Complete surgical removal | One year | 2 cases: - In one case after two months - In one case after 4 months. No recurrence after second chirugical removal |
| Halsey et al. (2020): case report | 19 months | Increase of an ear lesion after trauma | Concho bowl with obstruction of the external auditory canal | 2.1 × 2.1 × 0.8 cm | Ulceration and bleeding | Complete surgical removal | No information | No recurrence |
| Ahn et al. (2016): case report | 19 years old | none | Posterior wall of the cartilaginous portion of the right external auditory canal | 1.7 cm | itching | Complete surgical removal | One year | No recurrence |
| Liu et al. (2021): case report | 17 months | No information | Cavity of the auricular concha | 1 cm | none | Complete surgical removal | One year | No recurrence |
| Milo et al. (1999): case report | 39 years old | No information | Lesion involving the left external auditory canal and middle ear cavity with extension inferiorly to the parotid gland, temporomandibular joint, masseter, and pterygoid muscles | No information | minimal pain and drainage | Complete surgical removal | 13 months | No recurrence |
| Lester et al. (2001): 6 cases of EAC nodular fasciitis among 50 cases of auricular nodular fasciitis | no detailed subgroup information | 3 out of 6 | no detailed subgroup information | 1.3 cm (mean size) | no detailed subgroup information | surgical removal (no detailed subgroup information) | From 0.4 to 29.0 years (median, 11.4 years) with no detailed subgroup information | Yes (1 out of 6) |
| Della Volpe et al. (2022): case report | 4 years old | none | Lesion involving the left tragus and the lateral portion of the external auditory canal | 1.7 × 2.1 × 2.4 cm | No symptoms at the first meeting | Complete surgical removal | One year | No recurrence |
| Wang et al. (2022): 1 case of EAC nodular fasciitis among 3 cases of auricular nodular fasciitis | 1year and 9 months | none | Left ear with no other information | 1.7 × 1.6 × 0.9 cm | Painless lesion with bleeding | Complete surgical removal | 8 months | No recurrence |
| Yver (2021): case report | 49 years old | No information | Left concha bowl | 2 × 1.5 cm | No information | Complete surgical removal | No information | No recurrence |
| Cobanoglu et al. (2010) : case report | 8 years old | Yes, 3 weeks earlier | Cartilaginous part of the inferior canal wall of the left external auditory canal | 1.7 × 1.0 × 1 cm | No information | Excisional biopsy with positive surgical margins | 7 months | The lesion recurred within a month, no recurrence 7 months after a total excision. |