| Temporal bone resection for cancer. | |
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PMID: 299506 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Fifteen patients with cancer involving the temporal bone have been considered for radical surgical treatment by partial resection of the temporal bone during the past 12 years. All but one had undergone previous treatment by local surgery and/or irradiation. Two patients proved to be inoperable at surgical exploration. Three types of partial resection of the temporal bone and described to encompass disease involving the concha, the mastoid and squamous areas of the temporal bone, the ear canal, the middle ear, and the parotid gland. Closure of the surgical defect has been achieved in five cases using the residual pinna, in four cases with scalp flaps, and in five cases with a deltopectoral flap. Complications have been surprisingly few, with only one postoperative death. In one case communicating hydrocephalus persisted until death from residual disease many months later. Minor repair failure occurred in two patients. No attempt has been made to restore facial nerve function by grafting procedures. Long-term survival has been disappointing; however, it is considered that such radical surgery remains justified in selected cases for relief of the pain and disfigurement caused by chronic ulcerating neoplastic disease. |
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Authors:
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H S Millar |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery Volume: 48 ISSN: 0004-8682 ISO Abbreviation: Aust N Z J Surg Publication Date: 1978 Dec |
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Created Date: 1987-07-14 Completed Date: 1987-07-14 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0373115 Medline TA: Aust N Z J Surg Country: AUSTRALIA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 621-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Aged Carcinoma, Basal Cell / surgery* Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery* Ear Neoplasms / surgery Ear, External / surgery Ear, Middle / surgery Female Humans Intraoperative Complications Male Postoperative Complications Skin Neoplasms / surgery* Surgery, Plastic Temporal Bone / surgery* |
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