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Bilateral carcinoma of the external auditory meatus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Lene Munk-Nielsen
Affiliation:
The Finsen Institute, Oncologic Department.
H. S. Hansen*
Affiliation:
The Finsen Institute, Oncologic Department.
*
H. S. Hansen, The Finsen Institute, Rigshospitalet, Oncologic department 5072, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100, Copenhagen.

Abstract

A 65-year-old woman had suffered for two months from bilateral tinnitus and discharge, pain in the right ear, and loss of hearing. Biopsy showed carcinoma of the squamous type on both sides. Tomography revealed bone destruction on the right. The patient was treated with radiotherapy. Two months after treatment, tomography showed tumour regression on the right side, but progression on the left. The literature on this subject is reviewed.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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