capillary hemangioma of the middle ear and external auditory canal:a case report

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2010-02-12
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Wereportacaseofcapillaryhemangiomsathatinvolvedtheentiremiddleearspace,externalauditorycanal(EAC)andtympanicantrum.Symptomsinthecaseincludedearfullness,hearingloss,otalgiaandotorrhea.Thecasewasmisdiagnosedasrecurrentchronicotitismediawithgranulationpreoperatively.Adiagnosisofcapillaryhemangiomawasestablishedbypostoperativehistologicalexamination.Themanagementofcapillaryhemangiomaofthemiddleearandexternalauditorycanalisdiscussed,withareviewoftheliterature.Becauseofitsvariableandsometimesmisleadingclinicalpresentation,hemangiomacaninitiallybemisdiagnosedasotherlesions.Therefore,ahighindexofsuspicionisnecessaryforearlyandaccuratediagnosis.