title: Facilitating surgical ablation of lesions in the conchal cavum and around the external auditory meatus, with subsequent 2-stage flap reconstruction.
abstract: Coverage of surgical defects of the external auditory meatus and surrounding areas can be singularly challenging. Partial detachment of the lower pinna may facilitate surgical exposure and the movement of tissue from periauricular locations. A high level of esthetic reconstruction can be accomplished.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Field
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*