TY - JOUR
T1 - Incidental finding of a neuroendocrine neoplasm in a suspected ear canal exostosis
AU - Fjaeldstad, Alexander Wieck
AU - Villadsen, Gerda Elisabeth
AU - Dam, Gitte
AU - Hamilton-Dutoit, Stephen Jacques
AU - Frederiksen, Thomas Winther
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - A 55-year-old man was referred to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology with a five-month history of progressive conductive hearing loss associated with a tumor in the external auditory canal. A temporal bone computed tomography (CT) revealed a bony growth covered by a thickened layer of soft tissue compatible with an exostosis. The suspected exostosis was removed and histological examination unexpectedly revealed a well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor, morphologically and clinically consistent with a primary tumor. Subsequent investigation found no clinical or imaging evidence of other tumors. There was no focal uptake on 18 F-FDG/PET, whereas a68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT revealed an isolated focal uptake of gallium at the tumor site. Immunohistochemical staining of the surgical re-resection revealed a tumor with a Ki-67 proliferation index of 1% (NET grade 1). 68Ga-DOTATOC PET-CT scans performed after 3 and 12 months showed no signs of recurrence. Among the few previously reported primary neuroendocrine tumors in the external ear canal, none had exostosis-like bone growth underneath the skin tumor. Neuroendocrine tumors in the head and neck region are rare and often lack clinical malignant characteristics both in terms of visual appearance and lack of activity on 18F-FDG PET/CT. Histological examination and 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT are essential for timely diagnosis.
AB - A 55-year-old man was referred to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology with a five-month history of progressive conductive hearing loss associated with a tumor in the external auditory canal. A temporal bone computed tomography (CT) revealed a bony growth covered by a thickened layer of soft tissue compatible with an exostosis. The suspected exostosis was removed and histological examination unexpectedly revealed a well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor, morphologically and clinically consistent with a primary tumor. Subsequent investigation found no clinical or imaging evidence of other tumors. There was no focal uptake on 18 F-FDG/PET, whereas a68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT revealed an isolated focal uptake of gallium at the tumor site. Immunohistochemical staining of the surgical re-resection revealed a tumor with a Ki-67 proliferation index of 1% (NET grade 1). 68Ga-DOTATOC PET-CT scans performed after 3 and 12 months showed no signs of recurrence. Among the few previously reported primary neuroendocrine tumors in the external ear canal, none had exostosis-like bone growth underneath the skin tumor. Neuroendocrine tumors in the head and neck region are rare and often lack clinical malignant characteristics both in terms of visual appearance and lack of activity on 18F-FDG PET/CT. Histological examination and 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT are essential for timely diagnosis.
KW - Ear
KW - Exostosis
KW - External auditory canal
KW - Neuroendocrine neoplasm
KW - Neuroendocrine tumor
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85122610082&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.xocr.2022.100394
DO - 10.1016/j.xocr.2022.100394
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85122610082
SN - 2468-5488
VL - 22
JO - Otolaryngology Case Reports
JF - Otolaryngology Case Reports
M1 - 100394
ER -