Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the External Auditory Canal

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...

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Autores principales: Carvalho, Carolina Pimenta, Barcellos, Alano Nunes, Teixeira, Daniel Caldeira, de Oliveira Sales, Juliano, da Silva Neto, Rui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9445925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19082366
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1808-8694(15)31394-X
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Sumario: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

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