title: Neurofibroma of the ear.
abstract: Neurofibromas cause unsightly and crippling deformities. These locally destructive tumors arise along the distribution of peripheral and cranial nerves. The 2 patients presented here had neurofibromas of the external ear. In one patient, the lesion was limited to the auricle. In the other, the tumor extended into the facial nerve and parotid gland. Preoperative computed tomographic scanning, a postauricular approach to the tumor, and careful dissection produced an aesthetic debulking of the auricular neurofibromas with preservation of facial nerve function and improvement in hearing.
authors.affiliation: Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Zavell
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External; D005154:Facial Nerve; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery