“…in diameter. Examples of sebaceous adenoma have been described by Woolhandler and Becker (1942), Lever (1948), Groterjahn (1950) and Essenhigh et al (1964), among others. Two cases of sebaceous adenoma of the ear are presented because of their rarity, their exceptionally large size and the presence of a peculiar oily surface which, we believe, forms an important clue to the diagnosis of these lesions; this last observation is recorded here for the first time.…”