title: Posterior auricular nerve found anterior to the cartilage of the external auditory meatus--a previously unreported variant.
abstract: We describe a previously unreported anatomical variant of the posterior auricular nerve found during parotidectomy, and discuss its clinical implications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, United Kingdom. serryth@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Serryth D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Colbert
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aldridge
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D000235:Adenolymphoma / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D063405:Anatomic Variation; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000294:innervation*; D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000294:innervation*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000294:innervation*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000294:innervation; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery