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Benign External Ear Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
138104
•Concept ID:
C0349577
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign External Auditory Canal Neoplasm; Benign External Ear Tumor; Benign Neoplasm of External Ear; Benign Neoplasm of the External Ear; Benign tumor of external ear; Benign Tumor of External Ear; Benign Tumor of the External Ear
SNOMED CT: Benign tumor of external ear (277157002)

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the external ear and is characterized by the absence of atypical or malignant cytological and architectural features, and absence of invasive features or metastatic potential. Representative examples include ceruminous adenoma, polyp, and lipoma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBenign External Ear Neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Right Incus Osteoma in a Child: A Differential Diagnosis of Middle Ear Malformations.
Benoit C, Chebib E, Bloy O, Elmaleh M, Morcrette G, Van Den Abbeele T
J Int Adv Otol 2021 Nov;17(6):566-569. doi: 10.5152/iao.2021.21163. PMID: 35177396Free PMC Article
Multiple apocrine hidrocystomas: treatment with carbon dioxide laser vaporization.
del Pozo J, García-Silva J, Peña-Penabad C, Fonseca E
J Dermatolog Treat 2001 Jun;12(2):97-100. doi: 10.1080/095466301317085381. PMID: 12243666

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Comparison and evaluation of three techniques for treating auricular pseudocyst.
Yu J, Lu Y, Yu Q, Guan B, Chen C, Yu S
J Dermatolog Treat 2022 Feb;33(1):494-497. Epub 2020 May 25 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2020.1770169. PMID: 32410519
Evaluation of linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of glomus jugulare tumors.
Sager O, Beyzadeoglu M, Dincoglan F, Gamsiz H, Demiral S, Uysal B, Oysul K, Dirican B, Sirin S
Tumori 2014 Mar-Apr;100(2):184-8. doi: 10.1177/030089161410000211. PMID: 24852863
Bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis of the external ear canal: a retrospective study.
Froelich K, Radeloff A, Köhler C, Mlynski R, Müller J, Hagen R, Kleinsasser NH
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2011 Aug;268(8):1219-1225. Epub 2011 Feb 16 doi: 10.1007/s00405-011-1496-z. PMID: 21327733
Preventing post-surgical complications by modification of parotidectomy.
Zhao HW, Li LJ, Han B, Liu H, Pan J
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2008 Apr;37(4):345-9. Epub 2008 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2007.11.022. PMID: 18262762
Green bone.
Boulos PR, Knoepp SM, Rubin PA
Arch Ophthalmol 2007 Mar;125(3):380-6. doi: 10.1001/archopht.125.3.380. PMID: 17353410

Prognosis

Malignant lesions of the ear.
Tammaro A, Adebanjo GAR, Chello C, Parisella FR, Cantisani C, Farnetani F, Pellacani G
Arch Dermatol Res 2022 Nov;314(9):839-845. Epub 2021 Nov 18 doi: 10.1007/s00403-021-02304-0. PMID: 34792642
Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Papilloma in the External Auditory Canal.
Luo W, Wu J, Peng KA, Li Q, Du Q, Xu J, Dai C, Chi F, Shu Y
Laryngoscope 2021 May;131(5):1132-1137. Epub 2020 Oct 8 doi: 10.1002/lary.29113. PMID: 33030216
Data Set for the Reporting of Ear and Temporal Bone Tumors: Explanations and Recommendations of the Guidelines From the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting.
Gupta R, Sandison A, Wenig BM, Thompson LDR
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2019 May;143(5):593-602. Epub 2018 Nov 30 doi: 10.5858/arpa.2018-0415-SA. PMID: 30500288
Temporal Bone Localized Chondroblastoma.
Demirhan H, Acioğlu E, Durna YM, Yiğit Ö, Bozkurt ER, Karagöz Y
J Craniofac Surg 2015 Nov;26(8):e689-90. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002052. PMID: 26517458
Extraskeletal chondroma in the auricle.
Kwon H, Kim HY, Jung SN, Sohn WI, Yoo G
J Craniofac Surg 2010 Nov;21(6):1990-1. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181f504f5. PMID: 21119479

Clinical prediction guides

Management of a Complex Case of a Recurrent Paraganglioma.
Petrovic M, Borrelli M, Shohet JA
Ear Nose Throat J 2023 Sep;102(9_suppl):20S-23S. Epub 2023 Aug 8 doi: 10.1177/01455613231187762. PMID: 37551648
Bilateral tympanic myxoma: A CARE case report.
Gallois Y, Siegfried A, Dupin-Deguine D, Deguine O
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2023 Jan;140(1):43-45. Epub 2022 Nov 1 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2022.10.002. PMID: 36333210
Cerebellopontine Angle and Internal Auditory Canal Lipomas: Case Series and Systematic Review.
Totten DJ, Manzoor NF, Perkins EL, Labadie RF, Bennett ML, Haynes DS
Laryngoscope 2021 Sep;131(9):2081-2087. Epub 2021 Feb 10 doi: 10.1002/lary.29434. PMID: 33567134
Temporal Bone Localized Chondroblastoma.
Demirhan H, Acioğlu E, Durna YM, Yiğit Ö, Bozkurt ER, Karagöz Y
J Craniofac Surg 2015 Nov;26(8):e689-90. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002052. PMID: 26517458
External auditory osteoma.
Carbone PN, Nelson BL
Head Neck Pathol 2012 Jun;6(2):244-6. Epub 2011 Dec 20 doi: 10.1007/s12105-011-0314-7. PMID: 22183765Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Cerebellopontine Angle and Internal Auditory Canal Lipomas: Case Series and Systematic Review.
Totten DJ, Manzoor NF, Perkins EL, Labadie RF, Bennett ML, Haynes DS
Laryngoscope 2021 Sep;131(9):2081-2087. Epub 2021 Feb 10 doi: 10.1002/lary.29434. PMID: 33567134
Purely endoscopic trans-nasal management of orbital intraconal cavernous haemangiomas: a systematic review of the literature.
Lenzi R, Bleier BS, Felisati G, Muscatello L
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Sep;273(9):2319-22. Epub 2015 Jul 26 doi: 10.1007/s00405-015-3733-3. PMID: 26210157

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