Recurrent hemangioma of the external auditory canal.
Hemangiomas of the external auditory canal rarely occur. These lesions have been reported to involve men in their sixth decade. This case report represents the fourth such lesion reported in the literature and the first to be seen in a woman. The clinical presentation, surgical therapy, and pathology are discussed. This tumor represents an unusual cause of hearing loss.
Jackson
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Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
Levine
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McKennan
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D004424:Ear Canal; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local