The Recurrence Pattern of Primary External Auditory Canal Cancer

Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology 2017;33(1):15-19.
Published online May 30, 2017.

Jae sung Heo;Young Taek Oh;Yun Hoon Choung;Chul Ho Kim;Yoo Seob Shin

원발성 외이도암의 재발 양상

허재성;오영택;정연훈;김철호;신유섭

Abstract

Background/Objective: The survival and recurrence pattern of the patients with primary cancer of the external auditory canal was evaluated.
Materials & Methods
Seventeen patients with primary cancer of the external auditory canal from 2002 to 2013 was analyzed retrospectively. Overall survival, recurrence free survival, local recurrence free survival and distant metastasis free survival was calculated by Kaplan-Meyer’s method.
Results
Five year overall survival rate, 5 year recurrence free survival rate, 5 year local recurrence free survival rate and 5 year distant metastasis free survival rate were 49.3% 54.9%, 64.7% and 69.6% respectively. The recurrence pattern is different to the pathologic type, squamous cell carcinoma or adenoid cystic carcinoma. The patients with squamous cell carcinoma showed local recurrence and the patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma showed distant metastasis mainly.
Conclusion
Primary cancer of external auditory canal showed different clinical course depend on the pathologic diagnosis.

Key Words: External auditory canal, Cancer