title: [Malignant tumors of external ear. Review of cases in 1991-2001].
abstract: Carcinoma of the external auditory canal is a rare tumor. Owing to the rarity of this disease, the literature provides very few publications of series. There is not a widely accepted staging system. The lack of a standarized staging system impedes meaningful interpretation of the literature. It is very difficult to compare different treatment strategies and results. The study is a retrospective case review. Seven patients with external auditory canal malignancies were studied. We used the staging system proposed by Arriaga et al. for both the Squamous cell carcinoma and non-SCC. We describe the risk factors, the symptoms, the treatment and the outcome and prognosis for our patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastián.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Altuna Mariezkurrena
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Henríquez Alarcón
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Vea Orte
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Algaba Guimerá
mesh_terms: D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed