Cancer of the external auditory canal and temporal bone.
Malignant tumors involving the structures of the temporal bone represent formidable diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for clinicians involved in the treatment of otologic disease. This article offers a perspective on the current understanding of the biology of malignancies involving the external auditory canal, middle ear space, and temporal bone, and reviews the often confusing and contradictory literature on this topic.
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New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College, New York, USA.
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Selesnick
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery