Ceruminous Pleomorphic Adenoma of the External Auditory Canal: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2016.17314
- Author:
Juyong CHUNG
1
;
Dam Ho LEE
;
Keum Ha CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adenoma;
Ear canal;
Pleomorphic
- MeSH:
Adenoma;
Adenoma, Pleomorphic*;
Apocrine Glands;
Classification;
Ear Canal*;
Korea
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2017;60(4):191-195
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Ceruminous glands are specialized apocrine glands located in the external auditory canal (EAC). Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) of the EAC is derived from these ceruminous glands. Tumors arising from these ceruminous glands are rare. Furthermore, ceruminous PA of the EAC is extremely rare. About 35 cases have been reported to date in the English literature, and only 4 cases have been reported in Korea. There are several controversial issues about these rare tumors such as nomenclature, histogenesis and classification. We report here on two cases of ceruminous PA and review the cases in the Korean literature.
