Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the parotid gland. An unusual cause of ear canal stenosis
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Vol. 110 (5), 493-495
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215100134085
Abstract
Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) accounts for approximately one per cent of salivary gland tumours. This tumour is gaining wider recognition following inclusion into the WHO histological classification of salivary gland tumours in 1990. Salivary gland tumours characteristically present with an enlarging mass. We describe an unusual presentation of a salivary gland tumour with stenosis of the external ear canal in the absence of a palpable mass. EMC usually arises from the salivary glands but isolated cases have been described arising primarily from the paranasal sinuses, trachea and lacrimal gland. The management of this tumour is still evolving with surgical excision being the main-stay of treatment. The efficacy of radiotherapy has not yet been established but high local recurrence rates despite apparently adequate excision and the possibility of a multicentric origin of the tumour may herald an increasing role for radiotherapy in the future. We stress the importance of awareness of adjacent structures when considering the cause of cartilaginous canal stenosis.Keywords
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