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Ceruminous Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
232336
•Concept ID:
C1332910
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Ceruminous Tumor

Definition

An adenoma or carcinoma that arises from the ceruminous glands in the external auditory canal. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCeruminous Neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment and survival outcomes of ceruminous carcinomas of the external auditory canal: a SEER database analysis and literature review.
Wanner B, Rismiller K, Carr DR
Arch Dermatol Res 2022 Aug;314(6):583-591. Epub 2021 Jun 23 doi: 10.1007/s00403-021-02257-4. PMID: 34160677
Ceruminous adenocarcinoma of the external auditory canal- report of a rare case with a discussion of its differential diagnoses.
Singh VY, Sarangi S, Agrawal K
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2021 Apr-Jun;64(2):424-426. doi: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_326_20. PMID: 33851654

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Retrospective evaluation of ceruminous gland tumors confined to the external ear canal of dogs and cats treated with biopsy and CO(2) laser ablation.
Pieper JB, Noxon JO, Berger DJ
J Vet Intern Med 2023 Nov-Dec;37(6):2385-2390. Epub 2023 Sep 20 doi: 10.1111/jvim.16873. PMID: 37731239Free PMC Article
Treatment and survival outcomes of ceruminous carcinomas of the external auditory canal: a SEER database analysis and literature review.
Wanner B, Rismiller K, Carr DR
Arch Dermatol Res 2022 Aug;314(6):583-591. Epub 2021 Jun 23 doi: 10.1007/s00403-021-02257-4. PMID: 34160677
External auditory canal carcinoma: clinical characteristics and long-term treatment outcomes.
Correia-Rodrigues P, Ramalho S, Montalvão P, Magalhães M
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Oct;277(10):2709-2720. Epub 2020 May 4 doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06019-2. PMID: 32367152
Dermatologic diseases of the external ear.
Oztürkcan S, Oztürkcan S
Clin Dermatol 2014 Jan-Feb;32(1):141-52. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.05.036. PMID: 24314388
Ceruminous gland carcinomas: a clinicopathologic and immunophenotypic study of 17 cases.
Crain N, Nelson BL, Barnes EL, Thompson LD
Head Neck Pathol 2009 Mar;3(1):1-17. Epub 2008 Dec 3 doi: 10.1007/s12105-008-0095-9. PMID: 20596983Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Neoplasms of the Ear Canal.
Raymond M
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2023 Oct;56(5):965-976. Epub 2023 Jul 24 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.06.003. PMID: 37495430
Challenges in diagnosing ceruminous adenocarcinoma.
Abelardo E, Ng S, Pope L, Prabhu V
BMJ Case Rep 2021 May 6;14(5) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-241069. PMID: 33958359Free PMC Article
Ceruminous Neoplasms of the Ear.
Nagarajan P
Head Neck Pathol 2018 Sep;12(3):350-361. Epub 2018 Aug 1 doi: 10.1007/s12105-018-0909-3. PMID: 30069843Free PMC Article
Dermatologic diseases of the external ear.
Oztürkcan S, Oztürkcan S
Clin Dermatol 2014 Jan-Feb;32(1):141-52. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.05.036. PMID: 24314388
'Ceruminoma'--a defunct diagnosis.
Mills RG, Douglas-Jones T, Williams RG
J Laryngol Otol 1995 Mar;109(3):180-8. PMID: 7745330

Therapy

Multiple pulmonary metastases from adenoid cystic carcinoma of ceruminous glands of external auditory canal. A case report and review of the literature.
Koopot R, Reyes C, Pifarré R
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1973 Jun;65(6):909-13. PMID: 4350087

Prognosis

Treatment and survival outcomes of ceruminous carcinomas of the external auditory canal: a SEER database analysis and literature review.
Wanner B, Rismiller K, Carr DR
Arch Dermatol Res 2022 Aug;314(6):583-591. Epub 2021 Jun 23 doi: 10.1007/s00403-021-02257-4. PMID: 34160677
External auditory canal carcinoma: clinical characteristics and long-term treatment outcomes.
Correia-Rodrigues P, Ramalho S, Montalvão P, Magalhães M
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Oct;277(10):2709-2720. Epub 2020 May 4 doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06019-2. PMID: 32367152
Ceruminous gland carcinomas: a clinicopathologic and immunophenotypic study of 17 cases.
Crain N, Nelson BL, Barnes EL, Thompson LD
Head Neck Pathol 2009 Mar;3(1):1-17. Epub 2008 Dec 3 doi: 10.1007/s12105-008-0095-9. PMID: 20596983Free PMC Article
'Ceruminoma'--a defunct diagnosis.
Mills RG, Douglas-Jones T, Williams RG
J Laryngol Otol 1995 Mar;109(3):180-8. PMID: 7745330
Tumors arising from the glandular structures of the external auditory canal.
Hicks GW
Laryngoscope 1983 Mar;93(3):326-40. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198303000-00016. PMID: 6300574

Clinical prediction guides

External auditory canal carcinoma: clinical characteristics and long-term treatment outcomes.
Correia-Rodrigues P, Ramalho S, Montalvão P, Magalhães M
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Oct;277(10):2709-2720. Epub 2020 May 4 doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06019-2. PMID: 32367152
Clinical significance of Myb protein and downstream target genes in salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Bell D, Roberts D, Karpowicz M, Hanna EY, Weber RS, El-Naggar AK
Cancer Biol Ther 2011 Oct 1;12(7):569-73. doi: 10.4161/cbt.12.7.17008. PMID: 21785271Free PMC Article

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