[External auditory canal HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma: a case report].

Summary External auditory canal HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma is rare. A 47-year-old male patient found a lump locked in the right external auditory canal gradually enlarging during the 4 months. Preoperative examination suggested that the patient had infected with HIV. After surgical removal of the mass, the result of histopathological examination is Kaposi sarcoma. Postoperatively, the patient take tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz regularly. After follow-up for 2 years, no local recurrence or metastasis could be found after excision.