title: [Treatment results in external and middle ear malignant neoplasms of patients treated at the Laryngology Department of Medical University of Silesia between 1991-2001].
abstract: The authors present 18 patients with malignant neoplasms of the ear and temporal bone who were treated in the Clinic of Laryngology Medical University of Silesia in Katowice in the years 1991-2001. The most frequent was squamous cell carcinoma (11 patients--61%). The neoplasm was located on the auricle in 7 patients (39%), in the external auditory canal in 4 (22%) patients, in the middle ear in 5 patients (28%) and in 2 cases (11%) it was difficult to establish primary site. Ten patients (55.5%) were treated in stage T4. All patients had surgery and in advanced cases the radiotherapy was added. The best outcomes were in auricular neoplasms. The treatment results were much worse in neoplasms of the external auditory canal and the middle ear. Over 3 year follow-up in 10 patients (55%) with ear and temporal bone neoplasms shows no recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Laryngologii Sl. AM w Katowicach. laryngologia@spskm.katowice.pl
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gierek
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Majzel
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zbrowska-Bielska
authors.forename: Lucyna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gołab
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jezierska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000628:therapy; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004431:Ear, External; D004432:Ear, Middle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D013701:Temporal Bone; D016896:Treatment Outcome