title: [Pre-auricular tumors in an infant. Differential diagnosis of neuroectodermal syndromes].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Neuroectodermal syndromes are complex because of their rarity and overlapping clinical manifestations making differential diagnosis problematic.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 2-year old girl presented with a phenotype characterized by bilateral pre-auricular tags, a fistula of the right cheek, hemifacial microsomia, and a limbus dermoid on the right eye. This constellation is characteristic for the Goldenhar syndrome. Following excision of the tags and fistula along with a keratoplasty, the child developed normally.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The exact diagnosis of a neuroectodermal syndrome facilitates identification of associated symptoms. Early surgical therapy may prevent the development of functional deficits.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum der Dermatologie und Venerologie, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main. Boehncke@em.uni-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: W-H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Boehncke
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaufmann
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Ochsendorf
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006053:Goldenhar Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D020752:Neurocutaneous Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery