A malignant neoplasm that affects the ear. Representative examples include ceruminous adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the external ear and adenocarcinoma of the middle ear. The disease is malignant ear neoplasm (MONDO_0003277). Also known as: cancer of ear, ear cancer, malignant Ear neoplasm, malignant Ear tumor, malignant Ear tumour, malignant neoplasm of Ear, malignant neoplasm of ear, malignant neoplasm of the Ear.