Cavernous hemangioma of the external ear: case report and literature review
2010 (English)In: B-ENT, ISSN 1781-782X, Vol. 6, no 2, p. 127-130Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
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.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Societe Royale Belge d'Oto - Rhino - Laryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico - Faciale , 2010. Vol. 6, no 2, p. 127-130
Keywords [en]
Hemangioma, external ear, middle ear, angiography, posterior auricular artery
National Category
Otorhinolaryngology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-98974ISI: 000280265500008PubMedID: 20681366Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-77956621077OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-98974DiVA, id: diva2:1657718
2022-05-122022-05-122023-05-02Bibliographically approved