Temporal Bone Cancer

Paul W. Gidley, MDProfessor, Otology-NeurotologyDepartments of Head and Neck Surgery and NeurosurgeryUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TXUSAFranco DeMonte, MDProfessorDepartments of Neurosurgery and Head and Neck SurgeryMary Beth Pawelek Chair in NeurosurgeryUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TXUSA

• Overview and Historical Developments.- Evaluation and Staging of Temporal Bone Tumors.- Diagnostic Imaging of Temporal Bone Cancer.- Balloon Test Occlusion in Temporal Bone Tumors.- Pathology of Malignant Neoplasms of the Ear and Temporal Bone.- Auricular and Periauricular Skin Cancers.- Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Ear Canal and Temporal Bone.- Melanoma of the Ear Canal and Temporal Bone.- Unusual Tumors of the Ear Canal.- Unusual Tumors of the Middle Ear.- Unusual Tumors of the Temporal Bone.- Hematologic Malignancies Affecting the Temporal Bone.- Sarcomas of the Temporal Bone.- Temporal Bone Malignancies in children.- Metastatic Lesions to the Temporal Bone.- Mastoidectomy and Facial Nerve Decompression.- Lateral Temporal Bone Resection.- Subtotal and Total Temporal Bone Resection.- Jugular Foramen Approach.- Infratemporal Fossa Approach.- Middle Fossa Craniotomy.- Parotidectomy and Neck Dissection for Temporal Bone Malignancy.- Management of the Facial Nerve.- Facial Reanimation of Temporal Bone Cancer.- Reconstructive Techniques for Temporal Bone Cancer.- Management of the Eye in the Setting of Facial Nerve Paralysis.- Auditory Rehabilitation for Temporal Bone Cancer.- Auricular Prosthetic Rehabilitation.- Radiotherapy for Temporal Bone Cancers.- Radiation Effects on the Temporal Bone.- Chemotherapy for Temporal Bone Cancer.- Temporal Bone Cancers and Quality of Life.