Li Yi-Ke, Chi Fang-Lu, Wang Shu-Yi, Wang Wu-Qing, Yang Juan-Mei, Huang Yi-Bo
Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Case Rep Otolaryngol. 2012;2012:941065. doi: 10.1155/2012/941065. Epub 2012 Aug 5.
Cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma (cNEC) is rarely seen in the external ear. In this paper, we newly describe a patient with cNEC in his right external auditory canal, followed by a further discussion on the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatments of cNEC of the external ear. A review of the literature showed that cNEC of the external auditory canal generally presents as asymptomatic and that pathology yields the most confirmative diagnosis. A wide resection with adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy is recommended. The overall prognosis of this condition is poor.
皮肤神经内分泌癌（cNEC）在外耳中很少见。在本文中，我们首次描述了一名右外耳道患有cNEC的患者，随后进一步讨论了外耳cNEC的临床特征、诊断和治疗。文献综述表明，外耳道cNEC通常表现为无症状，病理检查可得出最确切的诊断。建议进行广泛切除并辅以放疗和化疗。这种疾病的总体预后较差。
