Metastasis of breast carcinoma to the external auditory canal: Report of an unusual case and literature review
We present a case of metastasis of the external auditory canal (EAC) from a primary breast carcinoma in a 53-year-old female with a review of the literature. The patient had been diagnosed with a primary carcinoma 4 years previously. The metastasis had developed recently in her left EAC and presente...
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| description | We present a case of metastasis of the external auditory canal (EAC) from a primary breast carcinoma in a 53-year-old female with a review of the literature. The patient had been diagnosed with a primary carcinoma 4 years previously. The metastasis had developed recently in her left EAC and presented as a bulky, fleshy, bleeding mass. The mass was causing hearing loss on the left due to complete obstruction in the left EAC. The mass was incompletely removed with a surgical operation and histopathologically metastasis was proven. Although there are few case reports in the literature of various cancers metastasizing to the EAC, metastasis in the EAC from the breast carcinoma is exceedingly rare and only one case has been reported in the literature so far. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a06e209a63c64e448f1cf615d2f7cf782022-12-22T02:40:16ZengUbiquity PressJournal of the Belgian Society of Radiology2514-82812015-09-01991535710.5334/jbr-btr.853834Metastasis of breast carcinoma to the external auditory canal: Report of an unusual case and literature reviewS Sari0B Battal1V Akgun2M Salih Deveci3Department of Radiology, Gulhane Military Medical School, Etlik, AnkaraDepartment of Radiology, Gulhane Military Medical School, Etlik, AnkaraDepartment of Radiology, Gulhane Military Medical School, Etlik, AnkaraDepartment of Pathology, Gulhane Military Medical School, Etlik, AnkaraWe present a case of metastasis of the external auditory canal (EAC) from a primary breast carcinoma in a 53-year-old female with a review of the literature. The patient had been diagnosed with a primary carcinoma 4 years previously. The metastasis had developed recently in her left EAC and presented as a bulky, fleshy, bleeding mass. The mass was causing hearing loss on the left due to complete obstruction in the left EAC. The mass was incompletely removed with a surgical operation and histopathologically metastasis was proven. Although there are few case reports in the literature of various cancers metastasizing to the EAC, metastasis in the EAC from the breast carcinoma is exceedingly rare and only one case has been reported in the literature so far.https://www.jbsr.be/articles/853Breast neoplasms, metastases |
| spellingShingle | S Sari B Battal V Akgun M Salih Deveci Metastasis of breast carcinoma to the external auditory canal: Report of an unusual case and literature review Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology Breast neoplasms, metastases |
| title | Metastasis of breast carcinoma to the external auditory canal: Report of an unusual case and literature review |
| title_full | Metastasis of breast carcinoma to the external auditory canal: Report of an unusual case and literature review |
| title_fullStr | Metastasis of breast carcinoma to the external auditory canal: Report of an unusual case and literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metastasis of breast carcinoma to the external auditory canal: Report of an unusual case and literature review |
| title_short | Metastasis of breast carcinoma to the external auditory canal: Report of an unusual case and literature review |
| title_sort | metastasis of breast carcinoma to the external auditory canal report of an unusual case and literature review |
| topic | Breast neoplasms, metastases |
| url | https://www.jbsr.be/articles/853 |
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