title: Treatment of angiolymphoid hyperplasia of the external ear with carbon dioxide laser.
abstract: Two women with long histories of angiolymphoid hyperplasia involving the left external ear were successfully treated with carbon dioxide laser vaporization. In one of these patients a previous treatment with argon laser photocoagulation had proved unsuccessful. Carbon dioxide laser vaporization can be advantageous in the treatment of angiolymphoid hyperplasia, especially when the patient is not a good candidate for cold steel surgery or when the disease process involves confined or convoluted structures such as those on the external ear.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000796:Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide