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Expert Lectures

Otology/Neurotology

Temporal Bone Cancer

Monday, October 13, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
Location: 237-238
Disclosure(s):
Marc-Elie Nader, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This course will describe the clinical presentation and evaluation of temporal bone cancer. Primary ear canal and temporal bone tumors will be described along with temporal bone involvement from parotid and periauricular cancers. A treatment approach is described based on experience with over 600 patients with this disease. Topics for discussion include lateral temporal bone resection, management of the facial nerve, the role of parotidectomy, and neck dissection. Emphasis is placed on a multidisciplinary approach involving surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, with additional focus on the emerging role of immunotherapy in the management of advanced or recurrent disease. Complications and rehabilitation strategies will also be discussed.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 1: To describe the clinical presentation and evaluation of temporal bone cancer.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 2: To describe a management scheme for temporal bone cancer.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 3: To discuss treatment outcomes for temporal bone cancer.

BACKGROUND STATEMENT: Temporal bone cancers are rare and often present in an advanced stage. Physicians need to be aware of the sign and symptoms that point to this diagnosis and to understand the proper diagnostic and management strategies.

Comprehensive Otolaryngology Track Statement :

    Lead Presenter(s)

  • Marc-Elie Nader, MD

    Associate Professor
    UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas, United States

    Disclosure(s):

    faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    • Mentor(s)

  • PG

    Paul W. Gidley, MD

    Professor
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.