title: Squamous carcinoma of the temporal bone: a revised staging.
abstract: Carcinoma of the middle ear is a difficult tumour to treat. We present ten cases and discuss staging of these tumours. Our results would suggest that a revised staging system may allow better identification of patients that would benefit from surgery whilst sparing some multilating surgery that offers little to improve their quality or quantity of life.
authors.affiliation: Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Wolfson Laboratory for Molecular Biology, Bearsden, Glasgow.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Narula
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bradley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*