Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the External Auditory: A Rare Case Presentation
Published: 2022-12-28
Page: 479-484
Issue: 2022 - Volume 5 [Issue 2]
Chebaatha Anas *
ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
F. EL Mourabit
ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
H. Radhi
ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Y. Oukessou
ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
S. Rouadi
ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
R. Abada
ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
M. Roubal
ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
M. Mahtar
ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
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Abstract
Objective: To describe a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the external auditory canal without bone lysis.
Presentation of the Case: A 60-year-old female patient presented to our department with a stenotic mass in the external auditory canal that was progressively increasing in size and evolving for 5 years of incidental finding. The imaging, as well as the clinical and biological picture evoked a tumor of the external acoustic meatus, at the anapath a grade 2 adenoid cystic carcinoma was diagnosed. The treatment was surgical and the patient benefited from excision of the mass in one piece of the external auditory canal. A potent irradiation terminated the treatment. The suites were simple. The follow-up is 2 months without recurrence.
Findings: Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the external acoustic meatus is a rare malignant tumor whose diagnosis is often late Due to their initial symptomatology similar to that of other benign conditions of the ear which makes their prognosis pejorative whose cure depends essentially on local control. Its metastatic potential justifies aggressive treatment.
Keywords: Adenoid cystic carcinoma, external auditory, external acoustic meatus, malignant tumor