Five Cases of Carcinoma of the External Auditory Canal.

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  • 当科における外耳道癌５症例の検討　　後耳介皮弁の有用性
  • 後耳介皮弁の有用性

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Abstract

The diagnosis and treatment of carcinoma of the external auditory canal are thought to be difficult because of lack of the accepted staging system, rarity of disease and anatomical complications in the temporal bone. In this paper, five cases of carcinoma of the external auditory canal treated from 1999 to 2001 are presented. All cases were squamous cell carcinoma. Four cases were T 1 and T 2 group, and the other was T 3 group. All cases underwent lateral temporal bone resection and the anterior wall was reconstructed using the postauricular flap. One patient received postoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The mean average period for epithelization of the ear cavity was 57 days and survival rate was 80% with a maximal three-year follow-up.<BR>We suggested that the postauricular flap was useful for reconstruction of the anterior wall of the external auditory meatus and it accelerated the epithelization of the ear cavity, and that lateral temporal bone resection was useful in T 1 and T 2 cases.

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  • Otology Japan

    Otology Japan 12 (3), 196-201, 2002

    Japan Otological Society

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