title: [Vascular anomalies presenting as middle ear mass].
abstract: We study several cases of patients who presented clinical symptoms indicating the presence of a middle ear mass (tinnitus, hearing loss, otorrhea, otorrhagia...). We had to rule out the presence of an expanding tumour (either in the form of a cholesteatoma or a glomus tumor) and the existence of vascular anomalies of the middle ear (enlarged jugular bulb or jugular megabulb deformity). Due to the possibility of a different treatment in each particular case (radiotherapy, radical surgery, jugular vein ligation or even no treatment at all), the relative value of various imaging techniques and/or a possible surgical approach before arriving to a conclusive diagnosis, is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Alcón
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morera
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005925:Glomus Jugulare Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Anomalías vasculares que se presentan como masas del oído medio.