title: Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the external auditory canal.
abstract: Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a rare tumor originating from the salivary glands, especially when arise the external auditory canal. This tumor has high rate of perineural invasion and metastasis, then must be treated with aggressive surgery combined with postoperative radiation. We report a case of an adenoid cystic carcinoma arising the external auditory canal of 77 years old female patient, who complained hypoacusis and pain. She was treated by radical mastoidectomy and radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: MD, second-year student at specialization program on ENT.
authors.forename: Carolina Pimenta
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: MD, third-year student at specialization program on ENT.
authors.forename: Alano Nunes
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Barcellos
authors.affiliation: MD, first-year student at specialization program on ENT.
authors.forename: Daniel Caldeira
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.affiliation: MD, specialist on ENT and head and neck surgery, Preceptor at the ENT Specialization Program at Hospital Socor.
authors.forename: Juliano
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Oliveira Sales
authors.affiliation: MD, specialist on ENT, Head of the ENT Service at Hospital Israel Pinheiro, IPSEMG, Preceptor at the ENT Specialization Program at Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte. Hospital Socor.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: da Silva Neto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000601:surgery*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed