# Neoplasm of the Ear

- Category: chronic
- Review status: reviewed (every claim checked against a document named on this page)
- Sources: ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class HD25 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
- Verified date: 2026-08

## Verified against

- No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care

## Treatment metadata

- No drug therapy in primary care (Recognition & Referral)

## Complete treatment card

```text
NEOPLASM OF THE EAR
Sources: ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class HD25 -
         condition scope only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary
         care
Review status: REVIEWED against the source listed above  (2026-08)

1. NO DRUG THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE (RECOGNITION & REFERRAL)[1st line]
   Adult    An umbrella code for any ear growth of unspecified behaviour; the GP's role is
            recognising a mass and referring for biopsy and specialist assessment, not prescribing.
            - Refer
   Peds     Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is
            implied.
   Source   No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
   Why      An umbrella code for any ear growth of unspecified behaviour; the GP's role is
            recognising a mass and referring for biopsy and specialist assessment, not prescribing.
   Caution  Rare in Egyptian primary care.
            No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and
            referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.
            RED FLAG - Rapid growth, bleeding or ulceration, or associated facial nerve weakness or
            hearing loss: refer urgently.

Prices are indicative (dataset snapshot 2026-06); verify with the pharmacy.
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