The skin flaps are surgical techniques particularly useful to aesthetic repair in cases of extended excision and/or unusual sites, as in the ear. Many skin flaps options were already reported, resulting in variable results of the theoretical knowledge and practical experience of the surgeon. This article aims to describe two successful cases of ear reconstruction with the use of anterior and posterior flaps and to review the current literature.

Keywords: SURGICAL FLAPS; EAR; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL

Nodular hidradenoma is a benign adnexal neoplasia. Recently a subdivision in two groups has been suggested: tumors with eccrine differentiation or poroid hidradenoma and tumors with apocrine differentiation or clear cell hidradenoma. They present as well delimited dermal nodule, with a variable dimension between 0.5 and 3 cm, asymptomatic, slow growing and endophytic. Histopathology shows typical biphasic cell pattern, with polyhedral cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm and large cells with abundant clear cytoplasm and small nucleus. Malignant transformation is rare. We report a case of clear cell hidradenoma with unusual clinical characteristics and a review of the literature.

Keywords: NEOPLASMS, ADNEXAL AND SKIN APPENDAGE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ACROSPIROMA; SURGICAL FLAPS