3. Introduction
Origin from all germ layers.
Great variety of tumour cell types is
possible, both benign and malignant
variants.
Regional consequences of TB
pathology usually occur late.
Surgically difficult access
Close to brain, important neural and
vascular structures
6. Lymphatic drainage
Lymphatics from the auricle and
EAC drain into the parotid and
pre- and retro -auricular lymph
nodes.
Venous is into the jugular vein.
8. Benign tumours of temporal bone
EAC Middle Ear Inner ear
1.Osteoma
2.Exostosis
3.Fibrous dysplasia
4.Langerhans cell histiocytosis
4.Papilloma
5.Nerve sheath neoplasm
6.Haemangioma
1.Adenoma
2.Meningioma
3.Chordoma
4.Paraganglioma
5.Haemangiopericytoma
6.schwanomma
1.Paraganglioma
2.Lipoma
3.Schwanomma
4.Haemangioma
5.Haemangiopericytoma
6.Cholesterol cyst of petrous
apex
7.Endolymphatic sac tumour
Source-
Shambaugh
surgery of the
ear 6th edition
9. Glomus Tumors
Benign, slow growing.
Spread from site of origin to path of least resistance.
Significant mortality and morbidity can occur by virtue of
their location .
Capacity to produce catecholamines and
neuropeptide,neurotransmitters, neurohormones, hormones,
and parahormones.
STACY RUFUS GUILD {1890-1966}
Discovered the glomus jugularie,
the site of origin of the most
common neoplasm of
the middle ear.
12. Malignant tumours of temporal bone
Epidermal Glandular Sarcomas Other
1.SCC
2.BCC
3.Melanoma
1.Adenocarcinoma
2.Adenoid cystic
carcinoma
3.Mucoepidermoid
4.Unspecified salivary
tumors
1.Rhabdomyosarcoma
2.Osteosarcoma
3.Angiosarcoma
4.Chondrosarcoma
5.Unspecified sarcomas
1.Lymphoma
2.Chordoma
3.Malignant glioma
4.Metastatic renal cell
carcinoma
Source- Shambaugh surgery of the
ear 6th edition
13. History of surgery for malignant lesions
1883
• Temporal bone carcinoma was first reported histologically by Politzer in the classic
Textbook of Disease of the Ear.
1899
• The first attempted extirpation of a temporal bone malignancy was described by Heyer.
20th century
• The concept of en bloc removal of all or a portion of the temporal bone was formalized.
Ward, Loch, and Lawrence as well as Campbell, Volk, and Burkland independently.
14. Cont…
1954
• Parsons and Lewis who reported the first successful single-stage
temporal bone resection with preservation of the petrous apex.
1969
• Hilding and Selker described the technique of resection of the
petrous apex with preservation of the ICA.
1984
• Graham & Satalof described temporal bone resection with
sacrifice of ICA.
15. D/D of temporal bone neoplasm
Malignant otitis externa
Cholesteatoma
Mucocele
Aneurysm of artery
Eosinophilic granuloma
Cholesterol granuloma
Osteomyelitis of bone
Trapped fluid
16. Imaging
CT Scan gives an excellent view of soft tissue
and bony anatomy.
MRI lacks bony detail, its use is reserved as
an adjunct especially in cases in which dural
involvement or peri-neural invasion is
suspected.
4 quadrants of the ear canal, the
infratemporal fossa, middle ear, otic capsule,
mastoid, jugular foramen, carotid canal,
tegmen, middle fossa, and posterior fossa.
17. EUM and Biopsy
For any temporal bone lesion not responding
to conservative therapy
Early diagnosis improves disease outcomes.
18. Squamous Cell Carcinoma
SCC is the most common histopathologic
subtype of temporal bone malignancy.
60 to 80% of all malignant lesions.
The sites of origin include the EAC, the middle
ear space or mastoid, and extensive auricular
neoplasms.
Squamous cell carcinoma filling the left ear
canal. (Fromthe Department ofHead and Neck
Surgery,
MD Anderson Cancer Center
19. Basal Cell Carcinoma
BCC accounts for approximately 11 % of
tumors of the temporal bone.
Basal cell carcinomas rarely metastasize but
can be very locally aggressive.
better prognosis than SCC.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcds.org.uk%2Fclinical
-guidance%2Fbasal-cell-carcinoma-an-
overview&psig=AOvVaw04POXZsqIiOmxVfsxpp-
6U&ust=1610648686462000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCNC8
_pHEme4CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD
21. sarcoma
Most common temporal bone malignancy
in paediatric population.
Rhabdomyosarcoma is most common
variant.
Treated with wide en block resection
followed by radiotherapy
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.spring
er.com%2Fchapter%2F10.1007%2F978-3-319-74539-
8_13&psig=AOvVaw3pLVL1Dt23593LFjDY2LrZ&ust=161064973439
5000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCIjP3IPIme4C
FQAAAAAdAAAAABAD
22.
23.
24. Treatment planning
Determination of the tumour size, type, and extent
Evaluation of histochemical or multi-centric associated lesions
Identification and assessment of ICA
Assessment of major vasculature involvement
Assessment of intracranial collateral circulation
25. Treatment
Surgical resection has been considered the standard of care.
Tailored to the extent of disease.
The goal of surgery is to extirpate disease, achieving a negative margin
and minimizing morbidity or mortality
26. Radiotherapy
Inherently poor vascularity of the temporal bone,
Existence of an infected tumour bed
Low oxygen tension levels
Proximity of the brainstem
27. Radiotherapy
Radiation therapy is Most often used in an adjuvant fashion.
Radiation can also be used in a palliative capacity.
Lewis et al., in a series of 132 patients, found that postoperative radiation
increased the 5-year survival rate from 28.5 to 35.50%.
IMRT
28. Contraindications to surgery
Patients with unresectable disease, distant metastasis, or poor general
health status.
Tumours that encase the carotid or vertebral artery, that erode into the
cervical spine.
Significant brain invasion.
29. Operative techniques for malignant lesions
Sleeve resection
Lateral temporal bone resection
Modified lateral temporal bone
resection
Subtotal temporal bone resection
Total temporal bone resection
30. Sleeve resection
For tumours truely
confined to EAC.
Involved skin and
underlying cartilage are
removed.
31. Lateral Temporal Bone Resection
lateral temporal bone resection can
be performed for tumours that
involve the cartilaginous and bony
canal but have not violated the
annulus.
33. Modified Lateral Temporal
Bone Resection
If the tumour extends into the tympanic cavity or involves the mastoid air
cells,
The facial nerve, if involved, should be sacrificed
piecemeal removal of bone allows complete excision of tumors with less
morbidity..
34. Subtotal Temporal Bone Resection
subtotal temporal bone resection is designed to remove the entire
temporal bone lateral to the petrous carotid artery in an en bloc fashion.
If necessary, portions of dura, sigmoid sinus, parotid gland, and mandible
can be resected with the specimen.
It is typically used for tumors that extensively encroach on the tympanic
cavity or the mastoid air cells.
36. Total Temporal Bone Resection
total temporal bone resection removes the entirety of the temporal bone
and sacrifices the internal carotid artery.