title: An Extremely Rare Case of Accessory Auricle, Polyotia and its Surgical Correction.
abstract: Certain malformations may occur during the embryonic development of the ear. Accessory auricle has a wide range from a small elevation of skin to a large size to resemble an additional auricle, where the latter is called polyotia. This condition is defined as an accessory auricle that is large enough to closely resemble an additional pinna rather than a skin remnant and cartilage. Polyotia, also known as mirror ear or accessory ear, is a type of ear anomaly in the tragus area, but this term refers to substantial anomalies which resemble an accessory ear, unlike a pre-auricular tag. Here, we present a case of an accessory auricle in a young female adult. The occurrence was unilateral; the subject did not have any audiological disorder. A simple surgical procedure is also mentioned for excision of accessory without any complications. We compared our findings with different cases of accessory auricle in the literature. The clinical importance and genetic association are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, ACPM Dental College, Dhule, Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: Sharanbasappa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Japati
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, ACPM Dental College, Dhule, Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: Akash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, ACPM Dental College, Dhule, Maharashtra India ; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Behind Cheer Ghar Hospital, 114, Shanti Priya Nagar, Jodhpur, Rajasthan India.
authors.forename: Vardan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, ACPM Dental College, Dhule, Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: Rajan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jadhav
keywords: Accessory; Auricle; Ear; Polyotia; Surgical correction