The Journal of Laryngology & Otology: Volume 96 -

Myoepithelioma of the external auditory canal
Karl T. K. Chen
Published online by Cambridge University Press:

29 June 2007, pp. 955-958
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A Case of myoepithelioma of the external auditory canal is reported. Deapite the presence of significant mitotic activity this tumore showed a benign biological behaviour as evidenced by the 7-year disease-free follow-up.
Myoepithelioma, a variant of pleomorphic adenoma composed predominantly of myoepithelial cells (Batsakis, 1979), has been reported with increasing frequency. This report desceibes a myoepithelioma of the external auditory canal, an anatomic site which has not previously been reported for this tumor type.

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