Distant metastases from ear and temporal bone cancer

Cancers of the temporal bone are rare. Cervical metastases occur in approxi mately 10% of cases and are much more likely once disease extends beyond th e confines of the temporal bone. Nonlymphatic spread of squamous cell carci noma is usually a late event resulting in metastatic deposits in the lung, bone, liver and brain. This chapter discusses detection of distant metastas es and provides a recommended schedule for interval patient evaluation. Cop yright (C) 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel.