| Cavernous hemangioma of the external ear: case report and literature review. | |
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PMID: 20681366 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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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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Authors:
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R Bovo; A Ciorba; A Castiglione; A Martini |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: B-ENT Volume: 6 ISSN: 1781-782X ISO Abbreviation: B-ENT Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-04 Completed Date: 2010-09-14 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101247842 Medline TA: B-ENT Country: Belgium |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 127-30 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Audiology Department, University Hospital of Ferrara, Italy. roberto.bovo@unife.it |
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Audiometry, Pure-Tone Ear Canal* / radiography Ear Neoplasms / blood supply, diagnosis, surgery* Hemangioma, Cavernous / blood supply, diagnosis, surgery* Humans Male Middle Aged Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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