Middle ear capillary haemangioma: Review of literature and appraisal of management options

Endoscopic Transcanal and Transmastoid Laser-Assisted Resection of Middle Ear Capillary Hemangioma

“…Middle ear capillary hemangiomas are among the rarest pathologic entities of vascular tumors involving the temporal bone. Only 22 cases of MECH have been reported to date (5), including in an infant as young as 4-months old as well as adults as old as 80 years (1,7). Less than 30% of the reported cases have occurred in children (5).…”

“…Only 22 cases of MECH have been reported to date (5), including in an infant as young as 4-months old as well as adults as old as 80 years (1,7). Less than 30% of the reported cases have occurred in children (5). This may be explained by the fact that hemangiomas in children (unlike adults) often spontaneously involute by adolescence and therefore may go undiscovered.…”

Extensive upper neck vascular lesion presenting as middle ear mass

“…Endothelial markers such as CD31 and CD34 are typically strongly positive. 1,3 Treatment for these lesions typically involves complete surgical removal; however, this is dependent on the extent and location of the lesion. 4 Salamat et al reported the use of radiotherapy in a single case of middle ear haemangioma with complete resolution.…”

“…4 Salamat et al reported the use of radiotherapy in a single case of middle ear haemangioma with complete resolution. 1 In this case, the decision to manage the lesion conservatively was made given the degree of morbidity involved in an open resection of this lesion which was otherwise asymptomatic.…”

Eine seltene Differentialdiagnose des jugulotympanalen Paraganglioms

“…Hämangiome, die im Kindesalter als Raritäten im Mittelohr auftreten [3]. Ein dehiszenter Bulbus jugularis kann ein Hämatotympanon vortäuschen und somit bei einer Parazentese bei Verdacht auf ein Hämatotympanon zu lebensbedrohlichen Blutungen, Thrombosen oder Luftembolien führen.…”