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A Case of Conservatively Managed Invasive Ceruminoma and a Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
T. Saunders,
Peter Monksfield
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
case reports in otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6765
pISSN - 2090-6773
DOI - 10.1155/2014/897540
Subject(s) - medicine , apocrine , ear canal , general surgery , pathology , surgery , radiology
Ceruminomas are rare tumours arising from the apocrine sweat glands of the ear canal. We present a case of a malignant ceruminoma, which was managed with local surgical excision only rather than the wider clearance more commonly undertaken with these invasive neoplasms. We present the clinical case, histological analysis, and clinical progression for this patient and review the literature on this uncommon pathology.

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