Tumours of the external ear and temporal bone

Symptoms such as hearing impairment, tinnitus, or a disturbance in sense of balance can generally be attributed to non-neoplastic causes, such as otitis media, otosclerosis, or trauma. Less commonly, auricular signs and symptoms are the result of non-neoplastic and neoplastic space-occupying lesions...

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Published in:The lancet oncology 2005-06, Vol.6 (6), p.411-420
Main Authors: Devaney, Kenneth O, Boschman, Cynthia R, Willard, Sarah C, Ferlito, Alfio, Rinaldo, Alessandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Cartilage
Combined Modality Therapy
Ear Neoplasms - diagnosis
Ear Neoplasms - therapy
Ear, External - pathology
Eardrum
Hearing loss
Humans
Melanoma
Metastasis
Skin
Skull Neoplasms - diagnosis
Skull Neoplasms - therapy
Surgery
Temporal Bone
Tinnitus
Tumors
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Summary:Symptoms such as hearing impairment, tinnitus, or a disturbance in sense of balance can generally be attributed to non-neoplastic causes, such as otitis media, otosclerosis, or trauma. Less commonly, auricular signs and symptoms are the result of non-neoplastic and neoplastic space-occupying lesions. The external ear can be the site of development of squamous carcinomas and basal-cell carcinomas; the middle ear and inner ear can host metastatic deposits, and primary squamous carcinomas and adenocarcinomas. Most auricular malignant diseases occur in adulthood; only the rhabdomyosarcomas of the middle ear arise in children. Most malignant diseases of the auricular apparatus are treated by a combination of surgery (commonly including radical excision of temporal bone), radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.
ISSN:1470-2045
1474-5488
DOI:10.1016/S1470-2045(05)70208-4