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External Ear Actinic Keratosis

MedGen UID:
232167
•Concept ID:
C1333490
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Actinic Keratosis of External Ear; Actinic Keratosis of the External Ear

Definition

Actinic keratosis that develops in the skin of the external ear. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVExternal Ear Actinic Keratosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Melanotic and non-melanotic malignancies of the face and external ear - A review of current treatment concepts and future options.
Kolk A, Wolff KD, Smeets R, Kesting M, Hein R, Eckert AW
Cancer Treat Rev 2014 Aug;40(7):819-37. Epub 2014 Apr 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2014.04.002. PMID: 24814015

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Helical Rim Reconstruction With Chondrocutaneous Hatchet Flap-Z Plasty.
Durğun M, Baş S
Ann Plast Surg 2019 May;82(5):533-536. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000001774. PMID: 30882403
Melanotic and non-melanotic malignancies of the face and external ear - A review of current treatment concepts and future options.
Kolk A, Wolff KD, Smeets R, Kesting M, Hein R, Eckert AW
Cancer Treat Rev 2014 Aug;40(7):819-37. Epub 2014 Apr 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2014.04.002. PMID: 24814015
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the external auditory canal.
Bridges MN, Doval M
Dermatol Online J 2009 Feb 15;15(2):13. PMID: 19336030
Scalpel sculpturing techniques for graft revision and dermatologic surgery.
Snow SN, Stiff MA, Lambert DR
J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1994 Feb;20(2):120-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1994.tb00124.x. PMID: 8113504

Diagnosis

Melanotic and non-melanotic malignancies of the face and external ear - A review of current treatment concepts and future options.
Kolk A, Wolff KD, Smeets R, Kesting M, Hein R, Eckert AW
Cancer Treat Rev 2014 Aug;40(7):819-37. Epub 2014 Apr 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2014.04.002. PMID: 24814015
Gouty tophi on the ear: a review.
Chabra I, Singh R
Cutis 2013 Oct;92(4):190-2. PMID: 24195091
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the external auditory canal.
Bridges MN, Doval M
Dermatol Online J 2009 Feb 15;15(2):13. PMID: 19336030

Therapy

Rate and Proportion of Malignant Skin Biopsies for Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma on the Face and Ears After a Single Course of Topical 5-Fluorouracil: The Veterans Affairs Keratinocyte Carcinoma Chemoprevention Trial.
Means AD, Leader NF, Siegel JA, Arron ST, Walker JL, Pomerantz H, Beatson M, Weinstock MA
Dermatol Surg 2021 Apr 1;47(4):541-543. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002437. PMID: 33795573
The surgical correction of protuberant ears.
Bisaccia E, Lugo A, Johnson B, Scarborough D
Skin Therapy Lett 2005 Mar;10(2):7-9. PMID: 15986079

Prognosis

Rate and Proportion of Malignant Skin Biopsies for Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma on the Face and Ears After a Single Course of Topical 5-Fluorouracil: The Veterans Affairs Keratinocyte Carcinoma Chemoprevention Trial.
Means AD, Leader NF, Siegel JA, Arron ST, Walker JL, Pomerantz H, Beatson M, Weinstock MA
Dermatol Surg 2021 Apr 1;47(4):541-543. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002437. PMID: 33795573
Melanotic and non-melanotic malignancies of the face and external ear - A review of current treatment concepts and future options.
Kolk A, Wolff KD, Smeets R, Kesting M, Hein R, Eckert AW
Cancer Treat Rev 2014 Aug;40(7):819-37. Epub 2014 Apr 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2014.04.002. PMID: 24814015
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the external auditory canal.
Bridges MN, Doval M
Dermatol Online J 2009 Feb 15;15(2):13. PMID: 19336030
Scalpel sculpturing techniques for graft revision and dermatologic surgery.
Snow SN, Stiff MA, Lambert DR
J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1994 Feb;20(2):120-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1994.tb00124.x. PMID: 8113504

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