En bloc petrosectomy for malignant tumors involving the external auditory canal and middle ear: surgical methods and long-term outcome

• Published in: Journal of neurosurgery Vol. 108; no. 1; p. 97
• Main Authors: Okada, Takeshi, Saito, Kiyoshi, Takahashi, Masakatsu, Hasegawa, Yasuhisa, Fujimoto, Yasushi, Terada, Akihiro, Kamei, Yuzuru, Yoshida, Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2008
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Carcinoma - pathology; Carcinoma - surgery; Ear Canal; Ear Neoplasms - pathology; Ear Neoplasms - surgery; Ear, Middle; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neurosurgical Procedures; Osteotomy - methods; Petrous Bone; Retrospective Studies; Rhabdomyosarcoma - pathology; Rhabdomyosarcoma - surgery; Treatment Outcome

The aim of this study was to describe a method for resecting malignant tumors originating in the external auditory canal or middle ear and requiring en bloc resection of the petrous bone. Between 1995 and 2005, the authors performed en bloc petrosectomy for 18 malignant tumors in 9 male and 9 female...