Open AccessAdenoid Cystic Carcinoma– A rare Differential Diagnosis for a mass in the External Auditory Canal
Author(s) -
Vishnu Prasad,
Vijendra S Shenoy,
Raghavendra Rao,
Panduranga M Kamath,
Haseena Shihab
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/10374.5369
Subject(s) - medicine , adenoid cystic carcinoma , auditory canal , differential diagnosis , radiation therapy , distant metastasis , adenoid , adjuvant radiotherapy , surgery , ear canal , carcinoma , radiology , metastasis , pathology , cancer
Primary external auditory canal malignancies are very rare; in which, adenoid cystic carcinoma is extremely rare tumour accounting for approximately 5%. Majority of the patients presents with unilateral severe or dull aching constant ear pain of prolonged duration, reduced hearing and mass in the External Ear. These tumours are treated with aggressive surgical excision and adjuvant radiotherapy. Despite this, the overall prognosis is poor due to recurrences and distant metastasis. We report a rare case of adenoid cystic carcinoma in a 36-year-old female, who presented with right ear pain for the last one year. She was treated with wide local excision of the mass followed by adjuvant radiotherapy.