Cavernous hemangioma of the external ear: case report and literature review.
B-ENT
; 6(2): 127-30, 2010.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To describethe occurrence of a cavernous hemangioma of the external auditory meatus extending to the middle ear and the retroauricolar region in an adult patient, and to review the relevant literature.METHODS:
Case report. We report the clinical presentation, imaging studies and surgical procedures used in the study.RESULTS:
The angiographic study showed that the blood supply of the mass originated from the posterior auricular artery. Via a retroauricular approach, this artery was isolated and ligated in order to control the intra-operative bleeding. A canal wall up mastoidectomy with posterior tympanotomy and a tympano-canaloplasty were performed, permitting a complete excision. At 36 months of follow-up, no clinical and radiological signs of recurrence were detected.CONCLUSION:
Surgical removal is the treatment of choice, with rare recurrence of the hemangiomas. Pre-operative evaluation is based on computed tomography (CT scan), but should be followed by magnetic resonance angiography (MR-angio) or intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography (IA-DSA), especially in case of wider lesions.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias del Oído
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Conducto Auditivo Externo
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Hemangioma Cavernoso
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article