title: Skin cancers of the external auditory canal.
abstract: Skin cancers of the external auditory canal are rare tumors treated by a variety of medical and surgical specialties. Treatment of skin cancer is generally successful; however, tumors involving this anatomic location can be aggressive and require a multidisciplinary approach to treatment. This multidisciplinary review provides facial plastic surgeons, caring for these patients, an updated approach to cancers of the external auditory canal focusing on findings that may indicate more aggressive disease and warrant expanded workup and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Luke O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Buchmann
authors.forename: Richard H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Wiggins
authors.forename: Richard K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gurgel
authors.forename: Jason P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hunt
mesh_terms: D004424:Ear Canal; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy