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Tumors of ceruminous glands
Author(s) -
Wetli C. V.,
Pardo V.,
Millard M.,
Gerston K.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197205)29:5<1169::aid-cncr2820290507>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - apocrine , medicine , malignancy , pathology , adenoid cystic carcinoma , adenocarcinoma , adenoma , auditory canal , carcinoma , anatomy , cancer
Light and electron microscopic features of a case of ceruminous adenocarcinoma are presented and compared to normal ceruminous glands. A survey of the literature disclosed 4 types of ceruminoma: adenoma, adenocarcinoma, adenoid‐cystic carcinoma, and mixed tumor. The pathogenesis and histologic features of each type are discussed. Because biologic activity varies with the histologic pattern, and because of the greater frequency of malignancy as compared to other cutaneous apocrine tumors, it is recommended that the generic term “ceruminoma” be retained for apocrine tumors arising in the external auditory canal.