Fibroma from the auricula
Object numberGC.7517
TitleFibroma from the auricula
DescriptionA fibroma from the Auricula
Removed by operation from an adult male of Tabora, Tanganyika Territory (modern day Tanzania), in whom the overgrowth had followed a tribal injury of the lobule.
The fibroma is subglobular, being slightly flattened anteroposteriorly. At one part the skin shows irregular depigmentation.
Production placeTanzania
Production date 1924
Object nameAURICULA
Object categoryAnatomical, specimen
Dimensions
- Jar Height: 9 cm
Diameter: 6 cm