Letter to Editor, J Otol Rhinol Vol: 6 Issue: 3
A New Treatment Option for Ceruminous Adenocarcinoma of External Auditory Canal
Bilici S*, Yigit O and Sunter AV
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
*Corresponding Author : Bilici Suat, MD
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul,Turkey
Tel: 00905322334600
E-mail: tselvan@tripurauniv.in
Received: February 06, 2017 Accepted: March 20, 2017 Published: March 27, 2017
Citation: Bilici S, Yigit O, Sunter AV (2017) A New Treatment Option for Ceruminous Adenocarcinoma of External Auditory Canal. J Otol Rhinol 6:3. doi: 10.4172/2324-8785.1000314
Abstract
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.