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MANUEL G. LIM, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1961;74(5):509-514.

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This report is based upon a clinical analysis of 9 patients with carcinoma of the ear, observed during an 8 year period (from 1952 to 1960), at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal. Carcinomas of the ear canal and/or middle ear are the ones considered in this series. The primary purpose of this paper is to reemphasize the importance of early diagnosis of such a condition. A high index of suspicion, leading to early discovery of the malignant process, is, therefore, of paramount prognostic importance.

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The over-all incidence will not be considered, since this paper only presents carcinoma of the ear canal and/or middle ear. Besides, there are no uniform criteria obviously being used in the computation. In some hospitals, the ratio is based on the number of aural malignancies to the total number of patients seen in the ear clinic; in others, to the number of general hospital admissions. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
MONTREAL

Resident, Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Victoria Hospital.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Feb. 8, 1961.

This paper was read before the Montreal Medico-Chirurgical Society, Section of Otolaryngology, on Jan. 25, 1961.

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