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Results in treatment of carcinoma of the external auditory canal and middle ear
Author(s) -
Paaske P. B.,
Witten J.,
Schwer S.,
Hansen H. S.
Publication year - 1987
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(19870101)59:1<156::aid-cncr2820590130>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - medicine , auditory canal , radiation therapy , surgery , middle ear , carcinoma , facial nerve , otitis , facial canal
Of 31 patients treated for carcinoma of the external auditory canal and/or middle ear, 19 patients (61%) presented with a long‐term history of otitis. Thirteen patients (42%) had cranial nerve involvement. The patients were treated by surgery, radiotherapy, or a combined treatment of surgery and radiotherapy. The overall 5‐year crude survival rate was 29%. Irrespective of the final outcome, 19 patients (61%) obtained pain relief after initial treatment. Three of the patients with facial nerve involvement survived 5 years after the initial treatment. Postmortem examinations of ten patients revealed distant metastases in four patients. Cancer 59:156–160, 1987.