A New Treatment Option for Ceruminous Adenocarcinoma of External Auditory Canal

Ceruminous adenocarcinomas of external auditory canal (EAC) are uncommon malignant tumors. They originate from the apocrin ceruminous glands of EAC. These tumors have varied clinical and histological manifestations. Therefore, controverseries currently exist are regarding their terminology, classification, histopathological features, diagnosis and treatment. Wetli et al categorized these tumors in to the four types according to histological features. These types are ceruminous adenomas, ceruminous adenocarcinomas, adenoid cystic carcinomas and pleomorphic adenomas.