title: The contribution of CT and MRI in staging, treatment planning and prognosis prediction of malignant tumors of external auditory canal.
abstract: Carcinomas of external auditory canal (EAC) are rare. Radiological imaging particular in computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays an important role in the staging, treatment planning and follow up of the patients with malignant EAC tumor. This article aims to review the role of CT and MRI in the describing different tumor growth pattern, tumor staging, treatment planning, follow up and predicting the prognosis of malignant tumors of EAC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Yuhuang Ding Hospital Yantai, Shandong, China, 264000.
authors.forename: Zhiye
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin, China, 300000.
authors.forename: Meizhu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China, 300192. Electronic address: xiashuang77@163.com.
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xia
mesh_terms: D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Adenoid cystic carcinoma; Computed tomography; External auditory canal; Magnetic resonance imaging; Squamous cell carcinoma