Schwannoma is a benign tumor of Schwann cells and is seldom to be seen in the auricle. In the literature, very few cases of Schwannomas originating in the pinna were reported. In this article, we described a 35-year-old female patient who presented with right painless auricular mass which was treated by excision under general anesthesia. The clinical and histopathologic features, the differential diagnosis, and the treatment of auricular Schwannoma are discussed.
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