Neurofibroma of the Nasal Ala: Pediatric Nasal Reconstruction

J Craniofac Surg. 2018 May;29(3):e314-e315. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004365.

Abstract

Benign tumors of the nasal cavity originating from a peripheral nerve sheath are rare. The authors present a case of a 3-month-old boy with a mass in the left nasal vestibule. The surgical resection was complicated by full-thickness necrosis of more than 50% of the nasal ala. The tumor was diagnosed histopathologically as a neurofibroma with glial heterotopia. The details of the nasal reconstruction with a paramedian forehead flap in 3 stages and postoperative results are provided with satisfactory cosmetic and functional results.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Neurofibroma / surgery*
  • Nose / surgery*
  • Nose Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures
  • Surgical Flaps / surgery