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Institutional Experience of Treatment and Outcomes for Cutaneous Periauricular Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Kevin J Kovatch, Joshua D Smith, Andrew C Birkeland, John E Hanks, Rasha Jawad, Scott A McLean, Alison B Durham, Ashok Srinivasan, Jonathan B McHugh, Gregory J Basura

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kevin J KovatchDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Joshua D SmithSchool of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Andrew C BirkelandDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
John E HanksDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Rasha JawadSchool of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Scott A McLeanDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Alison B DurhamDepartment of Dermatology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Ashok SrinivasanDepartment of Radiology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Jonathan B McHughDepartment of Pathology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Gregory J BasuraDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Michigan Medicine · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Advanced Research Training in OtolaryngologyT32DC005356 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI CORFAS, GABRIEL · 2002 to 2021
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NIDCD NIH HHS T32 DC005356
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo report our institutional experience, management, and outcomes of cutaneous periauricular squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). STUDY

designRetrospective chart review.

settingTertiary academic center. SUBJECTS: Patients undergoing treatment of cutaneous periauricular SCC from 2000 to 2016.

resultsA total of 112 patients had a median follow-up of 24.5 months, a mean ± SD age of 75.7 ± 10.6 years, and a strong male predominance (93.8%). Site distribution shows 87 (77.7%) auricular, 26 (23.2%) preauricular, and 10 (8.8%) postauricular lesions. Of auricular lesions, tumors involved the tragus (n = 3, 3.4%), helix/antihelix (n = 47, 54.0%), conchal bowl (n = 31, 35.6%), external auditory canal (n = 18, 16.1%), and lobule (n = 3, 3.4%). Most patients presented at stage I (52.7%) versus stages II (28.6%), III (6.3%), and IV (12.5%). Patients were largely treated surgically with primary tumor resection ranging from wide local excision to lateral temporal bone resection (± parotidectomy and neck dissection), with 17.0% and 5.4% receiving adjuvant radiation and chemoradiation, respectively. Metastatic spread was seen to the parotid (25.9%) and neck (26.8%), with most common cervical spread to level II. Overall survival, disease-specific survival, and disease-free survival at 3 years were 62%, 89%, and 56%, respectively. Nodal disease was associated with worse disease-specific survival (

conclusionAmong cutaneous SCC, periauricular subsites pose treatment challenges related to surrounding anatomy and represent a unique tumor population. The reported propensity toward recurrence and patterns of metastasis may better guide treatment of aggressive tumors to include regional nodal dissection.

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cutaneousperiauricularpreauricularsquamous cell carcinoma

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