Vertically transmitted HPV-dependent squamous cell carcinoma of the external auditory canal : Case report of a child.

BACKGROUND: There is much evidence that high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) plays a causative role in a subset of head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) in adults. HPV-positive tumors behave differently even in their response to treatment and are therefore a distinct subset. Both HPV-positive and HPV-negative tumors of the head and neck region are usually in the domain of adults and cases in children are rare; thus when a 2­year-old child was diagnosed with this cancer in the external auditory canal, an in-depth assessment of the tumor was considered necessary. CASE REPORT: A 2­year-old girl was born to a HPV-positive mother who was diagnosed with cervical cancer during pregnancy. The child was delivered by caesarean section and the mother died of her cancer 7 months after delivery. After the diagnosis of locally invasive HPV-positive squamous cell cancer of the external auditory canal, the child was treated surgically, and with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Full remission was obtained lasting up to 325 weeks since treatment was started, resulting in over 6 years of disease-free survival. CONCLUSION: This is the first case of advanced, HPV-related HNSCC in a 2­year-old child, in whom the tumor was located in the external auditory canal and who made a dramatic recovery after treatment with nonradical surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The child has currently been disease free for 6 years. This case supports the observation that HPV-related HNSCC tumors appear to respond favorably to treatment despite the patient's young age and the clinically advanced stage of the tumor.

Papillomas of the external ear canal: report of ten cases in Chinese patients with HPV in situ hybridization.

Squamous papilloma is a benign exophytic proliferation which can occur occasionally in the external ear canal. It is widely assumed that the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is an etiologic factor of papillomas. Available techniques for detection of HPV genomes include immunohistochemistry, Southern blot hybridization, in situ hybridization (ISH), and polymerase chain reaction. To our knowledge, HPV typing has not been reported on tissue sections of papillomas in the external ear canal. We report HPV ISH analysis in ten cases of papillomas, involving the external ear canal in Chinese patients. These papilloma excrescences were less than 1 cm in diameter, and were benign morphologically. Automated HPV ISH analysis was performed for the hybridization of DNA probes, including both low-risk and high-risk HPV subtypes. HPV ISH results revealed that seven out of ten cases were positive for low-risk HPV (6, 11), three cases demonstrated no hybridization for low-risk HPV probe, and none of the cases revealed any detection of high-risk HPV (16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 51, 52, 56, 58, and 66). On follow-up after 18-29 months (average 24.5 months), eight patients were doing well, with no local recurrence after excision. Two patients were lost to follow-up. Our results confirm that benign papillomas of the external ear canal are associated with low-risk HPV infection with benign behavior and neither recurrence nor high grade dysplasia.

Sarcoids in two captive tapirs (Tapirus bairdii): clinical, pathological and molecular study.

This case report describes for the first time sarcoids in tapirs (Tapirus bairdii), namely, a 2-year-old male and a 3.6-year-old female born and housed at the same facility. The male presented with a 3-cm nodular, red, pedunculated, hairless, ulcerated mass on the inner surface of the left pinna. No recurrence or additional growths were present during the 3 years following surgical excision of the mass. The female presented with a similar 2-cm mass on the inner surface of the right pinna, which recurred 2 months following surgical excision, but was subsequently successfully treated locally with liquid nitrogen with no further recurrence during a 2-year follow-up period. Histologically, these two masses closely resembled equine sarcoids. Similarly, an association with bovine papillomavirus 1 was demonstrated using polymerase chain reaction and in situ hybridization.

Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma of the external auditory canal.

This report describes a rare case of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) presenting a huge mass in the left external auditory canal (EAC). The patient was a 55-year-old man with hepatitis B virus-related HCC. He presented to our department with a three-month history of increasing left otalgia, and hearing loss with recent fresh aural bleeding. Histopathologic examination indicated that the tumor was secondary to HCC. Although external irradiation was not effective, the tumor was treated with surgical debulking and high dose rate 192 Ir remote afterloading system (RALS) for postoperative intracavitary irradiation. A review of the literature revealed only five other cases of HCC metastasis to the temporal bone, all of which mainly metastasized in the internal acoustic meatus. The present case is the first report of HCC metastasis to the EAC.

[Identification of human papilloma viruses (HPV) in inflammatory states and ear neoplasms]. / Identyfikacja wirusów ludzkich brodawczaków (HPV) w stanach zapalnych i nowotworach uszu.

INTRODUCTION: Human Papilloma Virus has a strong relation to oropharyngeal mucosa and is considered to be responsible for a wide range of upper respiratory tract pathologies, like laryngeal papilloma. There's a hypothesis, that it plays a significant role in middle ear chronic inflammations and neoplasm's. MATERIAL AND METHODIC. The examination was carried on a group of 53 patients, 39 of which was suffering from granulation tissue chronic otitis media, 7-cholesteatomatous otitis media, 6--middle ear malignant neoplasm, and 1 middle and/or external ear benign neoplasm. The control group consisted of 5 patients operated on: otosclerosis--4 cases and post-traumatic tympanic membrane perforation--1 case. The material was postoperative tissue, like polyps, inflammatory granulation tissue, cholesteatoma masses and malignant neoplasm's tissue. RESULTS: In the whole group of 53 examined cases, HPV DNA was confirmed in 22 cases (41.5%), in that group oncogenic types 16 or 18 in 12 cases (22.6%), and in 14 cases (26.4%) types 6 or 11. In a group of chronic granulomatous otitis media DNA characteristic for Papilloma was identified in 12 cases (25.6%), in it in 9 cases DNA HPV type 6 or 11 was confirmed, and in 7 cases type 16 or 18. Among cholesteatomatous chronic otitis media HPV DNA types 6 or 11 was identified in 70%. In every case of middle ear malignant neoplasm a presence of high-risk DNA Papilloma types 16 or 18 was confirmed. In any case of control group HPV DNA was detected. CONCLUSIONS: The results has been compared with other authors examinations and it is claimed that they confirm the observation, that Human Papilloma Viruses may be a factor, that might play an important role in pathology of chronic otitis media and ear neoplasm's. It is concluded, that differences in percentages of HPV presence in chronic inflammations (70%) and ear neoplasm's may be explained by viral co-infection during bacterial c. o. m. Viral infection probably evolves carcinogenesis, which leads to a neoplastic growth.

Absence of Epstein-Barr virus, human papillomavirus, and simian virus 40 in patients of central european origin with lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin.

The authors report 10 cases of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) of the skin and the results of a molecular biological study for HPV, EBV, and SV40 in lesional tissues. All patients originated from Central Europe. There were seven men and three women, ranging in age from 57 to 86 years. Locations included the face (n = 4), scalp (n = 2), penis (n = 2), and retroauricular area (n = 1); location was unknown for one subject. All but two patients presented with a tumor confined to the skin; in both patients with the penile carcinoma, the tumors had metastasized to an inguinal lymph node. Six patients with available follow-up included four individuals with no evidence of tumor metastasis or recurrences at 2, 3, 4, and 5 years, one patient who died with metastatic disease 7 years after diagnosis, and one patient who died of an unrelated course. Microscopically, all cases showed distinctive features of LELC characterized by variably sized and shaped nodules or syncytial sheets of epithelial cells that contained vesicular chromatic and prominent nucleoli and that were permeated and surrounded by small, well-differentiated lymphocytes and plasma cells. Because all 10 cases studied proved negative for EBV, HPV, and SV40, these viruses seem to play no causal role in LELC of the skin in patients from Central Europe.

Papiloma escamoso de orelha média: relato de um caso e revisão da literatura

O papiloma escamoso é uma neoplasia benigna. A ocorrência de lesão isolada de orelha média é rara, sendo mais comumente encontrada em associação à patologia nasossinusal. Os autores relatam um caso de papiloma escamoso acometendo apenas orelha média e discutem seus aspectos diagnósticos.

[Middle ear squamous papilloma: report of a case and literature review]. / Papiloma escamoso de orelha média: relato de um caso e revisão da literatura.

Squamous papillomas are benign neoplasms. The occurrence of middle ear squamous papilloma is rare. It is usually associated with nasosinusal pathology. The authors report a case of middle ear squamous papilloma and discuss its diagnostic aspects.

Detection of human papillomavirus in temporal bone inverted papilloma by polymerase chain reaction.

There is debate about the role of human papillomavirus in the induction of rare inverted papillomas involving the temporal bone and in the higher recurrence rates and association with squamous cell carcinoma of temporal bone inverted papillomas compared with sinonasal inverted papillomas. An exhaustive review of the literature revealed that eight cases of temporal bone inverted papilloma have been analysed for human papillomavirus. None of the cases studied with in situ hybridization proved positive. Only one case was found to be positive using the more sensitive polymerase chain reaction assay. We present the first two cases of Schneiderian-type papilloma involving the temporal bone to be analysed by type-specific polymerase chain reaction methods for human papillomavirus.

Feline inflammatory polyps: historical, clinical, and PCR findings for feline calici virus and feline herpes virus-1 in 28 cases.

Inflammatory polyps are associated with significant aural or nasopharyngeal disease in cats. It has been proposed that chronic viral infection may induce the masses. Ventral bulla osteotomy (VBO) is usually recommended for definitive therapy but removal of masses from the nasopharynx or external ear canal by traction/avulsion is also used. A retrospective study of 28 cats with inflammatory polyps was conducted to correlate recurrence with mode of therapy. Tissues from 41 polyps were assayed for feline calicivirus and feline herpesvirus-1 by RT-PCR and PCR, respectively. Of the 14 cats initially treated by traction/avulsion, recurrence was detected in five of nine cats with radiographic evidence of bulla disease but none of the cats with normal bullae. Traction/avulsion is a reasonable treatment for inflammatory polyps if the bullae are radiographically normal. Failure to detect feline calicivirus and feline herpesvirus-1 suggests that tissue persistence of these viruses is not associated with the development of inflammatory polyps.

[The study of human papillomavirus(HPV) DNA expression in middle-ear carcinomas].

OBJECTIVE: To study the expressions of human papillomavirus DNA in the middle-ear carcinomas. METHOD: A PCR method using consensus primers for the detection of HPV6,11,16,18 was applied in 5 biopsies of middle-ear carcinomas. Eight biopsies of mucosa in middle-ear and mastoid were concluded as controls. RESULT: It was found that a resulting 80% (4/5) of the middle-ear carcinomas contained high-risk-type HPV DNA, while the 0%(0/8) of the controls. CONCLUSION: The high prevalence of high-risk-type HPV in carcinomas of the middle ear suggests that viral infections may be an important etiologic component in the carcinogenic process.

Presence of Epstein-Barr virus in lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the middle ear.

AIM: To examine the association of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) with carcinoma of the ear. METHODS: Five non-keratinising squamous cell carcinomas and two undifferentiated carcinomas of the ear were examined. In situ hybridisation was used to localised EBV-encoded RNAs (EBER). Immunohistochemical methods to detect LMP-1 and EBNA2 were performed in the EBER positive cases. RESULTS: Two cases were EBER positive, including one non-keratinising and one undifferentiated carcinoma. Both showed identical morphology to those arising from the nasopharynx, with abundant lymphoid stroma. They were both negative for LMP-1 and EBNA2. CONCLUSIONS: EBV associated carcinoma with the morphology of lymphoepithelioma can also arise from the middle ear.

High prevalence of human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 in middle-ear carcinomas.

Chronic suppurative otitis media, averaging 20 or more years of duration, has been associated with cancer in this region in 40%-80% of cases. Although human papillomaviruses (HPV) have been implicated in many human squamous-cell neoplasms, their role in the pathogenesis of middle-ear malignancies remains unexplored. In this study, we investigated the presence and subtypes of HPV in middle-ear carcinomas. Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tumor tissues were sampled for DNA extraction. PCR was done with consensus primers, capable of detecting HPV 16, 18, 31, 33, 52b and 58. Typing of the products generated by consensus primers was performed with restriction enzyme digestion. It was found that a resulting 89% (8/9) of the middle-ear carcinomas contained HPV DNA. Coexistence of HPV 16 and 18 was detected in 3 squamous-cell carcinomas. HPV 16 was detected in 4 squamous-cell carcinomas and 1 adenocarcinoma. The high prevalence of high-risk-type HPV in carcinomas of the middle ear suggests that viral infection may be an important etiologic component in the carcinogenic process.

Prevalence of human papillomavirus in middle ear carcinoma associated with chronic otitis media.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the middle ear (MESCC) is an uncommon tumor and is associated with a history of long-term chronic otitis media (COM) in most cases. Although the human papillomaviruses (HPVs) have been implicated in many human neoplasms, its role in the pathogenesis of MESCC has not been studied. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using consensus primers for the detection of HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 52b, and 58 was applied in screening fourteen cases of MESCC from archival material. Further subtyping was performed by restriction enzyme digestion of PCR products and by in situ hybridization method on tissue sections. Of the fourteen cases of MESCC, eleven were found to have HPV DNA. HPV-16 was detected in all positive cases. Five cases revealed both HPV-16 and -18. A history of long-term COM (> 3 years) was found in thirteen of the cases. This is the first report to localize HPV-16/18 in MESCC on both the tissue level and the molecular level. The high prevalence of HPV in COM-associated MESCC therefore provides a good model to explain the pathogenesis of chronic-inflammation-related human malignancies.

[Kaposi's sarcoma associated with HIV in otorhinolaryngology: report of 21 cases].

Twenty one cases of kaposi's sarcoma (KS) with manifestation in the field of otolaryngology are reported. The incidence of KS is increasing following epidemic of AIDS all over the world. Epistaxis, nasal obstruction, sore-throat, dry of foreign body filling in throat and nodal mass are most frequent manifestation. The relationship of KS with HIV, it's pathology and diagnosis are discussed.

Ultrastructure and human papillomavirus DNA in papillomatosis of external auditory canal.

BACKGROUND: A viral etiology has been suspected in papillomatosis of the external auditory canal (PEAC), but virus particles have not been detected so far, although they are easily demonstrable in skin warts. The purpose of the study was to solve this discrepancy by the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Specimens from the external auditory canal of 14 patients with PEAC, but no human papilloma virus infection of the genital areas, were examined histologically by light and electron microscopy, as well as by PCR to detect viral DNA. RESULTS: Histologically, papillomatosis was present in all specimens. Vacuolated cells were found in the upper part of the stratum malpighii in five cases. On electron microscopy, the numbers of perichromatin and interchromatin granules were increased, but no viral granules were observed. In all specimens, DNA of HPV 6 was detected using PCR, but there was no evidence of DNA of other HPV. CONCLUSIONS: Papilloma of the external auditory canal is produced by infection with HPV 6.

Paramyxovirus-like inclusions in an intradermal nevus from a healthy woman.

A healthy 52-year-old woman had an intradermal nevus removed from the right preauricular region. Histopathologic examination disclosed intranuclear and intracytoplasmic inclusions in many of the nevus cells. A basal-cell carcinoma, an additional intradermal nevus, and a fibrous papule of the nose were also excised, however, none of these lesions showed histologically similar inclusions within the lesions. Electron microscopic studies showed inclusions that were similar to those observed in cases of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Immunoperoxidase and polymerase chain reaction studies for the measles virus were performed, with negative results. The patient remains in good health 2 years after excision of the skin lesions.