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Myxoid Neurofibromas of the External Ear Canal: A Case Report

Maryam YK 1 , Mohd Khairi MD 2 , Asmah Hanim H 3

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  • 1 Health Campus Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Medical Sciences, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Jalan Raja Perempuan Zainab 2, Kota Bharu, Kelantan 16150, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 2 Health Campus Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Medical Sciences, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Jalan Raja Perempuan Zainab 2, Kota Bharu, Kelantan 16150, Malaysia
  • 3 Health Campus Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Medical Sciences, Department of Pathology, Jalan Raja Perempuan Zainab 2, Kota Bharu, Kelantan 16150, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 2015 Apr;70(2):102-3.
PMID: 26162387 MyJurnal

Abstract

Myxoid neurofibroma is benign tumours of perineural cell origin that arise from elements in the peripheral nervous system. We report a case of a 60-year-old female patient presented with history of right ear mass which was slowly growing. Her primary complaint was cosmetic deformity but hearing loss was also present. The mass was excised and histologically revealed a myxoid neurofibroma. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first time that a myxoid neurofibroma arising from external auditory canal is reported. It should be included in the differential diagnosis of a mass originating from this location.
Keywords: Kelantan, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

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