title: Auricular exchondrosis associated with prominent ears.
abstract: Exchondrosis of the pinna, a generally ignored posterior cartilaginous protuberance, may take on unusual clinical significance with regard to otoplasty. A case is presented and an attempt is made to unify disparate genetic and anatomical literature.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*