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Result of maxillofacial MRI: Right external ear canal obstruction, size 37 x 31 mm, invasion of parotid gland, inner ear canal, with nearby lymph node metastasis.
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T2W and STIR. The tumour infiltrated the right parotid gland, causing it to enlarge and infiltrated the inner ear canal, but did not invade the brain parenchyma. The neighbouring lymph nodes are 18 mm in diameter and are augmented unevenly upon injection (See Figure 1).
The patient photo after plastic surgery.
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The patient was then treated with plastic surgery using a free thigh flap (Please refer to Figure 2).