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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the external auditory canal: case report
Giuseppe Magliulo1, Massimo Fusconi, Gianna Pulice
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Audiology and Phoniatrics, Giorgio Ferreri, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
American Journal of Otolaryngology
|July 29, 2003
Abstract:
This study reports a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the external auditory canal, which to date has only been described once in literature. Because the lesion is extremely rare, it is particularly difficult to classify it into stages following normal diagnostic parameters. This obviously limits the possibilities of treatment that consequently are either empirical or based on those of squamous cell carcinoma. The problems in the diagnosis and the possible methods of treatment of mucoepidermoid carcinoma are discussed.