Lymphoma in the ear

P. Merkus; M. P. Copper; M. H. van Oers; P. F. Schouwenburg

doi:10.1159/000027759

Lymphoma in the ear

P. Merkus
, M. P. Copper
, M. H. van Oers
, P. F. Schouwenburg

Dept. Otolaryngol. Hd. Neck Surg.
University of Amsterdam

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BACKGROUND: Malignant tumors of the ear are rare. The most common malignant tumors are squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas. Lymphoma in the ear is rare. METHODS: We report 2 cases of a primary presentation of a lymphoma of the ear. The literature since 1947 is reviewed. RESULTS: An 83-year-old woman with an anaplastic large cell lymphoma of the skin of the external auditory meatus and a 75-year-old man with a B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the mastoid process are presented. The literature review shows that only 16 cases of lymphomas of the ear have been reported so far. CONCLUSIONS: In a case of therapy-resistant otitis and/or peripheral facial paralysis malignancy should be excluded by computer tomography of the mastoid. For histopathological diagnosis unfixed specimens are preferable. Uniform treatment of lymphomas of the ear has not been established

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	274-277
Number of pages	4
Journal	ORL; journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties
Volume	62
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000027759
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2000

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Keywords

Ear
Facial paralysis
Lymphoma
Otitis
Review

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Lymphoma in the ear

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