TY - JOUR
T1 - Is cholesteatoma a precursor of verrucous carcinoma
T2 - A diagnostic dilemma
AU - Singh, Rohit
AU - Hari Nair, Divya
AU - Mishra, Aarushi
AU - Singh, Anshul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Indian Journal of Otology Published by Wolters Kluwer-Medknow.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Verrucous carcinoma is an unusually well-differentiated variant of squamous cell carcinoma, characterized by local invasion and cytologically benign appearance. We report a case of 52-year-old male who presented with postauricular growth and cholesteatoma in the right ear. High-resolution computed tomography temporal bone showed an enhancing soft tissue mass lesion extending into the mastoid, external auditory canal, and middle ear. Growth was histopathologically confirmed to be verrucous carcinoma extending from the cholesteatoma in mastoid cavity. Review of literature confirms the rarity of cases of cholesteatoma which could progress and present as verrucous carcinoma in the postauricular region.
AB - Verrucous carcinoma is an unusually well-differentiated variant of squamous cell carcinoma, characterized by local invasion and cytologically benign appearance. We report a case of 52-year-old male who presented with postauricular growth and cholesteatoma in the right ear. High-resolution computed tomography temporal bone showed an enhancing soft tissue mass lesion extending into the mastoid, external auditory canal, and middle ear. Growth was histopathologically confirmed to be verrucous carcinoma extending from the cholesteatoma in mastoid cavity. Review of literature confirms the rarity of cases of cholesteatoma which could progress and present as verrucous carcinoma in the postauricular region.
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U2 - 10.4103/0971-7749.176515
DO - 10.4103/0971-7749.176515
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84959566239
SN - 0971-7749
VL - 22
SP - 59
EP - 61
JO - Indian Journal of Otology
JF - Indian Journal of Otology
IS - 1
ER -