James, Aswathy, Karandikar, Sharad and Baijal, Shobhit (2018) External auditory canal lesion: colorectal metastatic adenocarcinoma. BMJ case reports, 2018. ISSN 1757-790X. This article is available to all HEFT staff and students via ASK Discovery tool http://tinyurl.com/z795c8c by using their HEFT Athens login IDs
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The patient presented to the ear, nose and throat clinic with failed conservative treatment of persistent right otitis externa. On examination, the roof of the right ear canal was polypoid and the tympanic membrane could not be visualised. There was a fragile mass noted in the external auditory canal (EAC) which on microsuction started to bleed. CT internal auditory meatus and MRI internal auditory meatus identified soft tissue mass in the EAC. The patient underwent urgent examination under anaesthetic of the ear and biopsies were taken. He had a background of ascending colon cancer; Duke's C1, pT4, N1 M0, R0 resection and had undergone laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with adjuvant chemotherapy, in the previous year. The biopsy results proved that the mass in the EAC was due to metastatic deposit of colorectal primary tumour. The patient also had a full body CT which revealed other new metastases. The patient is being treated with palliative chemotherapy.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | This article is available to all HEFT staff and students via ASK Discovery tool http://tinyurl.com/z795c8c by using their HEFT Athens login IDs |
Subjects: | QZ Pathology. Oncology WI Digestive system. Gastroenterology |
Divisions: | Planned IP Care > Gastroentrology Planned IP Care > Oncology and Clinical Haematology |
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Depositing User: | Mrs Yolande Brookes |
Date Deposited: | 28 Sep 2018 15:17 |
Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2019 16:06 |
URI: | http://www.repository.uhblibrary.co.uk/id/eprint/1750 |
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