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Local control of auricular, periauricular, and external canal cutaneous malignancies with mohs surgery
Author(s) -
Niparko John K.,
Swanson Neil A.,
Baker Shan R.,
Telian Steven A.,
Sullivan Michael J.,
Kemink John L.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-199010000-00004
Subject(s) - medicine , auricle , pinna , ear canal , basal cell carcinoma , auditory canal , surgery , basal cell , pathology , radiology
Three hundred ninety‐seven patients with 407 cutaneous malignancies of the auricle, periauricular region, and cartilaginous external ear canal were reviewed. Tumors were most commonly located in the preauricular and postauricu‐lar regions, followed by the helix, concha, antihelix, and ear canal. All lesions were excised with Mohs microscopic control of margins. For lesions requiring lateral temporal bone resection, an adaptation of fresh‐tissue microscopic control was used to analyze deep and anterior margins suspected of harboring residual tumor. Two‐year minimum follow‐up of 229 patients with periauricular and auricular tumors (N = 231 tumors) and 14 patients with cartilaginous ear canal tumors (N = 14 tumors) revealed recurrence rates of 6.9% and 14.3%, respectively. Recurrences were most common in cases of large tumors (>2.5 cm), basal cell carcinomas with morphea elements, and multiply recurrent lesions. We conclude that Mohs surgery is comparatively effective, though not uniformly curative, and can be adapted to supplement excision of large tumors in these regions.