Squamous cell carcinoma of the external ear with parotid extension: case report
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The pinna and the ear canal are an anatomical region that can be affected by many diseases, including inflammatory, infectious and benign and malignant neoplastic processes. With regard to tumors, various types usually present with similar symptoms and usually is very difficult to know the histological type through physical examination, so histopathological examination is necessary in order to determine the diagnosis. Most tumors are carcinomas; they can be basal cell carcinoma (more frequently), or squamous carcinoma. Less frequently are other types of tumors such as melanomas, adenocarcinomas, ceruminous glands carcinomas, mucoepidermoid carcinomas, sarcomas, lymphoproliferative disorders, etc. They usually present in middle and advanced age people (50-70 years) and are more frequently in men. In this article we present a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the external ear with extention to parotid gland, successfully treated with surgery and radiotherapy, as well as we describe the clinical characteristics of this disease, with special attention to the compromise of the external ear
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