A pre-malignant lesion presenting as a rough, scaly, sandpaper-like patch on the sun-exposed helix of the ear.
A broad category of tumors arising from skin appendages, which can present as various firm papules or nodules on the ear.
Presents as pink-to-red papules or nodules, often on or around the ear, and is characterized by a proliferation of blood vessels and lymphocytes.
An epidermoid cyst on the earlobe, presenting as a smooth, soft, subcutaneous nodule.
A common congenital anomaly appearing as a skin tag or accessory piece of cartilage, usually anterior to the tragus.
A common skin cancer on the ear appearing as a pearly papule with telangiectasias, which may ulcerate.
A benign mole that appears as a small, well-defined, blue-black, dome-shaped papule.
A form of squamous cell carcinoma in situ, presenting as a persistent, well-demarcated, red, scaly plaque.
Painful, itchy, red-to-purple inflammatory papules and nodules on the helix of the ear after exposure to cold.
An exquisitely tender, small, firm, ulcerated nodule located on the pressure-bearing helix or antihelix of the ear.
A conical or cylindrical projection of compact keratin, resembling a small horn, often arising from an underlying actinic keratosis or squamous cell carcinoma.
A benign adnexal tumor that can present as a solitary or multiple smooth, pink nodules, sometimes on the ear or scalp ("turban tumor").
Presents as erythematous, atrophic plaques with adherent scale and follicular plugging, often within the conchal bowl of the ear.
A firm, dome-shaped subcutaneous nodule, commonly behind the ear or on the lobe, which may have a central punctum.
Deposits of uric acid crystals forming firm, white-to-yellowish subcutaneous nodules on the helix of the ear.
Can present as a ring of firm, skin-colored or erythematous papules without surface scale on the ear.
An overgrowth of scar tissue, often following ear piercing, that forms a firm, smooth, rubbery nodule on the earlobe.
A form of melanoma in situ on sun-damaged skin, appearing as a slowly enlarging, irregularly pigmented brown-to-black macule.
A benign B-cell proliferation, often from a tick bite, presenting as a solitary, soft, reddish-brown to violaceous nodule on the earlobe.
A malignant tumor appearing as an asymmetric, irregularly bordered, variably colored, and evolving pigmented lesion.
A firm, non-tender, subcutaneous nodule that can occur on the ear in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
A benign, waxy, "stuck-on" papule or plaque with a verrucous surface, common on the ear in older individuals.
A skin cancer presenting as a crusted, scaly, indurated, and often ulcerated nodule on sun-exposed parts of the ear.
