{"title":"TP53 mutation may underlie increasing incidence of external auditory canal carcinoma.","authors":"A Pandya, D Chandrasekharan, K Suchak, J S Virk","doi":"10.1017/S0022215124002159","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Primary neoplasm of the external auditory canal has historically been documented to have a low incidence rate of between one and six per million internationally, with UK incidence yet to be officially cited.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Here, we report a rise in incidence at a single UK trust with seven carcinomas (six T4 external auditory canal squamous cell and one T4 basal cell) reported within an 18-month period. All tumours underwent next generation sequencing.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The cases recorded represented a twofold rise in incidence in reference to international literature from a population-adjusted estimate of 0.5-3 cases for the catchment area to seven cases. All cases were treated with temporal bone resections (n = 7) and with post-operative radiotherapy in six cases. Tumour analysis showed all were <i>TP53</i> mutant and human papilloma virus (HPV)/<i>P16</i> negative.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We suggest chronic inflammation and genetic alterations as putative contributory factors in our case series and outline clinical strategies for timely detection of external auditory canal neoplasms.</p>","PeriodicalId":16293,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Laryngology and Otology","volume":" ","pages":"482-487"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Laryngology and Otology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215124002159","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Background: Primary neoplasm of the external auditory canal has historically been documented to have a low incidence rate of between one and six per million internationally, with UK incidence yet to be officially cited.
Methods: Here, we report a rise in incidence at a single UK trust with seven carcinomas (six T4 external auditory canal squamous cell and one T4 basal cell) reported within an 18-month period. All tumours underwent next generation sequencing.
Results: The cases recorded represented a twofold rise in incidence in reference to international literature from a population-adjusted estimate of 0.5-3 cases for the catchment area to seven cases. All cases were treated with temporal bone resections (n = 7) and with post-operative radiotherapy in six cases. Tumour analysis showed all were TP53 mutant and human papilloma virus (HPV)/P16 negative.
Conclusion: We suggest chronic inflammation and genetic alterations as putative contributory factors in our case series and outline clinical strategies for timely detection of external auditory canal neoplasms.
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