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Neurofibroma of the ear: function and aesthetics. Plast Reconstr Surg 1982 Aug;70(2):217-9

Date

08/01/1982

Pubmed ID

7100312

DOI

10.1097/00006534-198208000-00019

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0019975079 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   17 Citations

Abstract

The cutaneous stigmata of neurofibromatosis can be significantly deforming and a source of great anguish. The disease has no cure. Excision of an auricular neurofibroma in a middle-aged man removed an occlusive mass in the ear canal. A suspension of the ear was performed using a strip of Marlex mesh. This technique may offer a more lasting result than autogenous grafts.

Author List

Trevisani TP, Pohl AL, Matloub HS

Author

Hani S. Matloub MD Professor in the Plastic Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Ear Neoplasms
Ear, External
Esthetics
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neurofibroma
Surgery, Plastic
Surgical Mesh