Auricula showing carcinoma

Object numberGC.3778
TitleAuricula showing carcinoma
DescriptionAuricula. An adult right, showing a carcinoma.
An irregular ulceration has destroyed the skin between the helix and the antihelix and extends into the cavum conchae. The margin of the ulcer is slightly raised above the surrounding level, the floor of the ulcer is irregular and nodular, and the lobule is somewhat swollen and oedematous. Microscopically the affection is a squamous-cell carcinoma.
Object nameAURICULA
Object categoryAnatomical, specimen
Dimensions
- Height: 9 cm
Width: 6 cm
Depth: 4 cm