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Squamous Cell Carcinoma Extending to the Temporal Bone

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Non-melanoma Skin Cancer of the Head and Neck

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Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the temporal bone is an aggressive malignancy. It presents as a primary tumour of the temporal bone arising in the middle ear or external auditory canal (EAC). Secondary invasion of the temporal bone occurs because of direct spread from a primary lesion of the pinna and its surrounds, or from cutaneous SCC (cSCC) metastasis to the first echelon lymph node bed. In Australia, SCC of the temporal bone typically presents from direct invasion from a cutaneous primary, or from metastatic spread from a cutaneous primary to the parotid lymph nodes abutting the temporal bone [1].

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  1. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, QLD, Australia

    Shane Anderson Biomed Sc, MBBS, FRACS, MPhil

  2. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, St Georges Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, London, UK

    Parag Patel MSc, MBBS, BSc, DO-HNS, FRCS

  3. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Queensland Head and Neck Cancer Centre, Queensland Skull Base Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Benedict Panizza MBBS, MBA, FRACS

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Anderson, S., Patel, P., Panizza, B. (2015). Squamous Cell Carcinoma Extending to the Temporal Bone. In: Riffat, F., Palme, C., Veness, M. (eds) Non-melanoma Skin Cancer of the Head and Neck. Head and Neck Cancer Clinics. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2497-6_10

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