Recurrent Maxillary Ameloblastoma Presenting as an External Auditory Canal Mass

Bailey H Duhon; Adel K El-Naggar; Jeffrey N Myers; William H Morrison; Franco DeMonte; Paul W Gidley

doi:10.1002/lary.70447

Recurrent Maxillary Ameloblastoma Presenting as an External Auditory Canal Mass

Laryngoscope. 2026 Jul;136(7):3221-3224. doi: 10.1002/lary.70447. Epub 2026 Feb 16.

Authors

Bailey H Duhon^{1

2}, Adel K El-Naggar³, Jeffrey N Myers¹, William H Morrison⁴, Franco DeMonte⁵, Paul W Gidley¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
² The University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA.
³ Department of Anatomical Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
⁵ Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

Abstract

Ameloblastoma is a locally aggressive tumor, most commonly involving the mandible and maxilla. We present an exceptionally rare case of recurrent ameloblastoma presenting as an ear canal mass. This case report emphasizes the importance of multidisciplinary care with maximal surgical resection followed by proton beam radiotherapy.

Keywords: IMPT; ameloblastoma; ear canal; head and neck cancer; skull base.

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Case Reports

MeSH terms

Ameloblastoma* / diagnosis
Ameloblastoma* / pathology
Ameloblastoma* / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Ear Canal* / pathology
Ear Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Ear Neoplasms* / surgery
Humans
Male
Maxillary Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Maxillary Neoplasms* / pathology
Maxillary Neoplasms* / surgery
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local* / diagnosis
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local* / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Abstract

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