Cavernous Hemangioma of the External Canal, Tympanic Membrane, and Middle Ear Cleft: A Case Report

Odat, Haitham; Al‐Qudah, Mohannad; Alqudah, Mohammad

doi:10.1007/s12105-015-0650-0

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“…Therefore, the results of the present study should be cautiously interpreted in clinical practice. 8 29 Female Itching Good Kim and Lee (2017) 9 54 Female Aural fullness Good Dick et al (2016) 10 29 Female Aural fullness, hearing loss, otalgia, otorrhagia, and otorrhea Good Odat et al (2016) 11 45 Female Hearing loss, pulsatile tinnitus, and aural fullness Good Varshney et al (2015) 12 23 Male Aural fullness, mild otalgia, and hearing loss Good Magliulo et al (2014) 13 43 23 32 Female Otorrhagia Good Covelli et al (2008) 24 45 Female Hearing loss and aural fullness Good Pavamani et al (2007) 25 26 Female Otorrhagia Good Sari et al (2007) 26 30 Female Hearing loss, itching, aural fullness, and nonpulsatile tinnitus. Good Verret et al (2007) 27 31…”

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Clinical Approaches To External Auditory Canal Hemangiomas: A Systematic Review

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Objectives: Hemangioma is a common soft tissue tumor that can be categorized mainly into cavernous, capillary, and venous subtypes. It usually develops in the head and neck and rarely in the external auditory canal (EAC). Methods: A systematic review of patients with capillary hemangioma of the EAC was performed. A computerized systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science to extract relevant studies for a qualitative review. Results: A total of 38 patients were included in the systematic review, and half of them were men. Hearing loss was the most common presenting feature (n = 19; 50%), followed by aural fullness (n = 15; 39.4%). Cavernous hemangioma was the predominant type (n = 22, 57.8%). Endaural and transcanal surgical approaches were the most frequent, with 10 (26.3%) and 9 (23.6%) cases, respectively. Most of the patients (n = 31, 81.5%) had no recurrence. Conclusions: Hemangioma of the EAC may not be uncommon, as health care professionals may expect. Hearing loss, aural fullness, and tinnitus are possible symptoms, but many patients remain asymptomatic. Surgical excision is the main effective management option, and complete resolution is the most prevalent outcome. Computed tomography assists in the diagnosis, but histopathological examination after resection is mandatory for the definitive diagnosis.

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“…7 Clinically reddish polypoidal mass is seen in EAC occluding further visualization. 13 Imaging is indicated to classify and assess the extent of the lesion. 14 Bony structures are usually intact, however erosion of EAC, ossicles and facial canal are reported in these extensive entities.…”

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“…14 Bony structures are usually intact, however erosion of EAC, ossicles and facial canal are reported in these extensive entities. 13,14…”

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Otological Hemangioma: A Case Report and Literature Review

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Syed²,

Rathi³

et al. 2017

An International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Clinics

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Aim:To report a rare case of hemangioma involving external and middle ear.Background: Vascular anomalies are common in head and neck but rarely reported in the ear. Hemangiomas are tumors growing with age. They can cause significant morbidity in the enclosed spaces of the ear.Case report: A 6-year-old boy presented with itching and pain in the right ear on evaluation had a polyp in the external auditory canal. He underwent excision biopsy of the lesion which was reported as hemangioma involving external and middle ear. Conclusion:Otological hemangioma is not much studied. We here report a case of hemangioma involving both external and middle ear, which is sixth such case in the literature.Clinical significance: Knowing the various presentations will help in early diagnosis and appropriate management of these lesions

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“…Hemangioma is a benign vascular soft tissue tumor [1][2][3][4][5] and the most common soft tissue tumor in children. 2 More than 60% of hemangiomas occur in the head and neck region, but they are rare in the EAC.…”

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“…2,6,7 Hemangioma should be differentiated from glomus tumor, attic cholesteatoma, aural polyp, arteriovenous malformation, granulation tissue, and carcinoma. [1][2][3][4][5][6]9 If another pathology is suspected, surgical excision should be considered and pathologic confirmation is needed.…”

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Cavernous Hemangioma of the External Auditory Canal in Patients Older than 60 Years: A Rare Tumor

Jeong

Kim

et al. 2019

Ear Nose Throat J

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A 62-year-old woman visited our otorhinolaryngology clinic with symptoms of aural fullness in right ear that began several months prior. On physical examination, a soft, pinkish, cystic mass was observed in the right external auditory canal (EAC) and it almost occluded the canal. Facial computed tomography revealed a 1.3 Â 1.0 cm poorly enhanced, posteriorly based, soft tissue density mass (Figure 1). Surgical excision was planned under the suspicion of vascular tumor.In microscopic surgery under local anesthesia, the mass was excised completely via a retroauricular approach. The retroauricular approach was performed due to large size of the mass. The mass was not in contact with the tympanic membrane, so the tympanic membrane was intact. After excision, the skin defect was minimal.After surgery, symptom of aural fullness in the right EAC improved. One year after surgery, there had been no tumor recurrence. Histopathologic findings revealed cavernous hemangioma, which consisted of thick-walled vessels. The vascular channels were covered with keratinized stratified squamous epithelium (Figure 2).

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Cavernous Hemangioma of the External Canal, Tympanic Membrane, and Middle Ear Cleft: A Case Report

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Clinical Approaches To External Auditory Canal Hemangiomas: A Systematic Review

Clinical Approaches To External Auditory Canal Hemangiomas: A Systematic Review

Otological Hemangioma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Cavernous Hemangioma of the External Auditory Canal in Patients Older than 60 Years: A Rare Tumor

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