Neurofibroma of the ear: function and aesthetics.
The cutaneous stigmata of neurofibromatosis can be significantly deforming and a source of great anguish. The disease has no cure. Excision of an auricular neurofibroma in a middle-aged man removed an occlusive mass in the ear canal. A suspension of the ear was performed using a strip of Marlex mesh. This technique may offer a more lasting result than autogenous grafts.
D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013526:Surgical Mesh