TY - JOUR
T1 - Malignant cylindroma of the external auditory canal
AU - Mashkevich, Grigoriy
AU - Undavia, Samir
AU - Iacob, Codrin
AU - Arigo, Joseph
AU - Linstrom, Christopher
PY - 2006/1
Y1 - 2006/1
N2 - Objective: This report describes a case of a malignant cylindroma arising in the external auditory canal. Study Design: Retrospective surgical case review. Setting: Tertiary care teaching hospital. Intervention: Wide local excision with margin control. Results: Local control of disease at 2-year follow-up. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first report describing a malignant degeneration of cylindroma in the external auditory canal. This tumor represents an extremely rare cutaneous neoplasm, thus raising diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
AB - Objective: This report describes a case of a malignant cylindroma arising in the external auditory canal. Study Design: Retrospective surgical case review. Setting: Tertiary care teaching hospital. Intervention: Wide local excision with margin control. Results: Local control of disease at 2-year follow-up. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first report describing a malignant degeneration of cylindroma in the external auditory canal. This tumor represents an extremely rare cutaneous neoplasm, thus raising diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
KW - Adnexal gland
KW - Apopilocebaceous unit
KW - Cylindroma
KW - Ear
KW - External auditory canal
KW - Malignant
KW - Neoplasm
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U2 - 10.1097/01.mao.0000188352.97795.8c
DO - 10.1097/01.mao.0000188352.97795.8c
M3 - Article
C2 - 16371854
AN - SCOPUS:29444446220
SN - 1531-7129
VL - 27
SP - 97
EP - 101
JO - Otology and Neurotology
JF - Otology and Neurotology
IS - 1
ER -