title: Diffuse neurofibroma obstructing the external auditory meatus.
abstract: A case is presented of a 36-year-old male with narrowing of the external meatus due to a diffuse neurofibroma. This unusual variety of neurofibroma spreads superficially and has many ecstatic blood vessels. The size, vascularity, uncertain edges and a tendency to recur makes surgical removal difficult. The treatment options are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear and Skull Base Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coakley
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Atlas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004424:Ear Canal; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed