Case Report
Year: 2019 | Month: July | Volume: 6 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 580-582
Solitary Neurofibroma of Intramastoid Region in Middle Ear Cavity
Gaikwad Priyanka1, Demde Rakesh2, Dhar Reeta3, Sahu Shilpi4
1Junior Resident, 2Assistant Professor, 3Professor, 4Professor.
Department of Pathology, MGM Medical College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai.
Corresponding Author: Gaikwad Priyanka
ABSTRACT
Neurofibromas are benign lesions of peripheral nerve sheath tumours comprising of Schwann cell, axons, fibroblast and perineural cells. Auricular nerve involvement is rarely seen in neurofibroma. We present a 34 year female came with complains of right ear pain whose clinical diagnosis of cholesteatoma was given, but on histopathological examination features of neurofibroma was seen. For confirmation immunohistochemistry was done and it showed S-100 positivity.
Key words: Ear, auricular nerve, neurofibroma.
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