Ear, Canal - Dilation


comment:
Dilation of the external ear canal ( Figure 1


recommendation:
Dilation of the ear canal should be diagnosed with an appropriate topography modifier (external ear canal, etc.). Dilation should be diagnosed as present (without assignment of a severity grade). Associated lesions such as inflammation or epithelial hyperplasia should not be diagnosed separately unless warranted by severity, though they can be described in the pathology narrative.references:
National Toxicology Program. 1990. NTP TR-378. Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of Benzaldehyde (CAS No. 100-52-7) in F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Gavage Studies). NTP, Research Triangle Park, NC. Abstract: https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/11295
National Toxicology Program. 1996. NTP TR-455. Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of Codeine (CAS No. 76-57-3) in F344 Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Feed Studies). NTP, Research Triangle Park, NC. Abstract: https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/6054
Yoshitomi K, Brown. 1990. HR. Ear and pinna. In: Pathology of the Fischer Rat: Reference and Atlas (Boorman GA, Eustis SL, Elwell MR, Montgomery CA, MacKenzie WF, eds). Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 227-238. Abstract: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/9002563
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