[Clinical features and results in the treatment of malignant neoplasms of the external auditory canal and middle ear].
Carcinoma of the external auditory canal and middle ear is extremely rare. The total number of patients referred to the Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Chiba Univ. during the period of 13 years from January 1975 to July 1987 is only 8 cases. Mean age is 63.8 years old. Four of 7 pts., who were evaluable, had a history of chronic otitis media. Mean period between the first visit to physicians for the symptom and the diagnosis of malignant neoplasm was 8.4 Mo. Six pts. had operation and radiotherapy, 2 pts. radiotherapy alone. Three of 8 pts. failed in local site, and one patient also had submandibular lymph node metastasis during follow-up period.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004424:Ear Canal; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004432:Ear, Middle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged