U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Middle ear cancer

MedGen UID:
99218
•Concept ID:
C0496788
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cancer of middle ear; Malignant Middle Ear Neoplasm; malignant middle ear neoplasm; Malignant Middle Ear Tumor; malignant middle Ear tumor; malignant middle Ear tumour; Malignant Neoplasm of Middle Ear; malignant neoplasm of middle ear; Malignant Neoplasm of the Middle Ear; malignant neoplasm of the middle Ear; Malignant tumor of middle ear; Malignant Tumor of Middle Ear; malignant tumor of middle Ear; Malignant Tumor of the Middle Ear; malignant tumor of the middle Ear; malignant tumour of middle Ear; malignant tumour of the middle Ear; middle ear cancer
SNOMED CT: Malignant tumor of middle ear (363359008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003275

Definition

A malignant neoplasm that affects the middle ear. Representative examples include adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Intraoperative radiation therapy as adjuvant treatment in locally advanced stage tumours involving the middle ear: a hypothesis-generating retrospective study.
Cristalli G, Mercante G, Marucci L, Soriani A, Telera S, Spriano G
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2016 Apr;36(2):85-90. Epub 2016 Apr 29 doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-486. PMID: 27196071Free PMC Article
Treatment and outcome of middle ear cancer.
Jia X, Liang Q, Chi F
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2014 Oct;271(10):2675-80. doi: 10.1007/s00405-013-2728-1. PMID: 24121777

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Auditory Canal or Middle Ear Cancer.
Murai T, Kamata SE, Sato K, Miura K, Inoue M, Yokota N, Ohta S, Iwabuchi M, Iwata H, Shibamoto Y
Cancer Control 2016 Jul;23(3):311-6. doi: 10.1177/107327481602300315. PMID: 27556672
Intraoperative radiation therapy as adjuvant treatment in locally advanced stage tumours involving the middle ear: a hypothesis-generating retrospective study.
Cristalli G, Mercante G, Marucci L, Soriani A, Telera S, Spriano G
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2016 Apr;36(2):85-90. Epub 2016 Apr 29 doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-486. PMID: 27196071Free PMC Article
Treatment and outcome of middle ear cancer.
Jia X, Liang Q, Chi F
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2014 Oct;271(10):2675-80. doi: 10.1007/s00405-013-2728-1. PMID: 24121777
Middle ear cancer: a population-based study.
Gurgel RK, Karnell LH, Hansen MR
Laryngoscope 2009 Oct;119(10):1913-7. doi: 10.1002/lary.20202. PMID: 19373882

Diagnosis

Prognostic models to predict overall and cause-specific survival for patients with middle ear cancer: a population-based analysis.
Shen W, Sakamoto N, Yang L
BMC Cancer 2014 Aug 1;14:554. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-554. PMID: 25081186Free PMC Article
Middle ear cancer: a population-based study.
Gurgel RK, Karnell LH, Hansen MR
Laryngoscope 2009 Oct;119(10):1913-7. doi: 10.1002/lary.20202. PMID: 19373882
Temporal bone pathology in patients without caloric response.
Yamada K, Kaga K, Suzuki J
Acta Otolaryngol 1994 Nov;114(6):586-94. doi: 10.3109/00016489409126110. PMID: 7879614

Therapy

Intraoperative radiation therapy as adjuvant treatment in locally advanced stage tumours involving the middle ear: a hypothesis-generating retrospective study.
Cristalli G, Mercante G, Marucci L, Soriani A, Telera S, Spriano G
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2016 Apr;36(2):85-90. Epub 2016 Apr 29 doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-486. PMID: 27196071Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Auditory Canal or Middle Ear Cancer.
Murai T, Kamata SE, Sato K, Miura K, Inoue M, Yokota N, Ohta S, Iwabuchi M, Iwata H, Shibamoto Y
Cancer Control 2016 Jul;23(3):311-6. doi: 10.1177/107327481602300315. PMID: 27556672
Prognostic models to predict overall and cause-specific survival for patients with middle ear cancer: a population-based analysis.
Shen W, Sakamoto N, Yang L
BMC Cancer 2014 Aug 1;14:554. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-554. PMID: 25081186Free PMC Article
Treatment and outcome of middle ear cancer.
Jia X, Liang Q, Chi F
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2014 Oct;271(10):2675-80. doi: 10.1007/s00405-013-2728-1. PMID: 24121777
Middle ear cancer: a population-based study.
Gurgel RK, Karnell LH, Hansen MR
Laryngoscope 2009 Oct;119(10):1913-7. doi: 10.1002/lary.20202. PMID: 19373882
Epidemiology of cancer of the middle ear cleft.
Morton RP, Stell PM, Derrick PP
Cancer 1984 Apr 1;53(7):1612-7. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19840401)53:7<1612::aid-cncr2820530733>3.0.co;2-p. PMID: 6697299

Clinical prediction guides

Intraoperative radiation therapy as adjuvant treatment in locally advanced stage tumours involving the middle ear: a hypothesis-generating retrospective study.
Cristalli G, Mercante G, Marucci L, Soriani A, Telera S, Spriano G
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2016 Apr;36(2):85-90. Epub 2016 Apr 29 doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-486. PMID: 27196071Free PMC Article
Prognostic models to predict overall and cause-specific survival for patients with middle ear cancer: a population-based analysis.
Shen W, Sakamoto N, Yang L
BMC Cancer 2014 Aug 1;14:554. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-554. PMID: 25081186Free PMC Article
Active middle ear implant after lateral petrosectomy and radiotherapy for ear cancer.
Cristalli G, Sprinzl GM, Wolf-Magele A, Marchesi P, Mercante G, Spriano G
Otol Neurotol 2014 Apr;35(4):e146-52. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31829e16bb. PMID: 24136304
Middle ear cancer: a population-based study.
Gurgel RK, Karnell LH, Hansen MR
Laryngoscope 2009 Oct;119(10):1913-7. doi: 10.1002/lary.20202. PMID: 19373882
Temporal bone pathology in patients without caloric response.
Yamada K, Kaga K, Suzuki J
Acta Otolaryngol 1994 Nov;114(6):586-94. doi: 10.3109/00016489409126110. PMID: 7879614

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Clinical resources

    Practice guidelines

    • PubMed
      See practice and clinical guidelines in PubMed. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.
    • Bookshelf
      See practice and clinical guidelines in NCBI Bookshelf. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.

    Consumer resources

    Reviews

    Related information

    • PMC Articles
      Related information in PubMed Central Links
    • PubMed
      Related literature resources in PubMed

    Recent activity

    Clear Turn Off Turn On

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...