title: Use of free auricular composite graft in nasal alar/vestibular reconstruction.
abstract: Reconstruction of the nasal alar/vestibular complex following trauma or surgery presents a challenging problem. Options include bone, cartilage, and composite grafts as well as prosthetic materials. We present a case in which resection of an intranasal leiomyosarcoma, leaving a dome defect, was successfully reconstructed with an auricular composite graft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Giberson
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*