title: [Middle ear carcinoma].
abstract: Middle-ear cancer represents 5 to 10% of all ear neoplasms. Risk factors include chronic suppurative pathology of the middle ear and prior irradiation. Most malignant tumors are squamous-cell carcinomas. We report the case of a 51-year-old woman with this process. The ideal treatment is mastoidectomy or pterosectomy followed by radiotherapy. We made a bibliographic review of the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of middle-ear cancer. Five-year survival rates range from 25 to 50% in patients who undergo surgery and radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martínez Subías
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Domínguez Ugidos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urpegui García
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sancho Serrano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Royo López
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Millán Guevara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Valles Varela
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Carcinoma de oído medio.