Distant metastases from ear and temporal bone cancer.
Cancers of the temporal bone are rare. Cervical metastases occur in approximately 10% of cases and are much more likely once disease extends beyond the confines of the temporal bone. Nonlymphatic spread of squamous cell carcinoma is usually a late event resulting in metastatic deposits in the lung, bone, liver and brain. This chapter discusses detection of distant metastases and provides a recommended schedule for interval patient evaluation.
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Department of Surgery--Section of Otolaryngology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA. frb2@email.med.yale.edu
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*