Solitary neurilemmoma in postaural region.
Neurilemmoma in postaural region arising from great auricular nerve is an extremely rare tumour. An 11 years boy presented with pain and swelling behind his left ear for last 3-4 years. The clinical examination revealed the swelling appeared to be diffuse with the margin being ill defined. On radiological examination a diffuse homogeneous mass was seen in the postaural region of the left side. The tumour was completely removed by an incision through postaural route. Histopathological study revealed neurilemmoma. Postoperative period was uneventful.
Adhikary
Bivas
B
Department of ENT, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata 700004.
Sen
Indranil
I
Basu
Asim Jiban
AJ
Bandyopadhyay
Saumyendra Nath
SN
Saha
Debdas
D
Basu
Sumit Kumar
SK
D002648:Child; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery