title: Capillary haemangioma involving the middle and external ear: radiotherapy as a treatment method.
abstract: Capillary haemangiomas rarely occur in the auditory canal and have mainly been managed with surgical excision or kept on close follow up for development of symptoms. Radiotherapy, as a treatment method, has not been reported previously in the published work. We describe a study of a capillary haemangioma in the auditory canal of a 26-year-old woman who presented with bleeding. She was treated with radiotherapy, after the lesion was found to be unsuitable for surgery and embolization. The patient remains well 5 years after completion of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. simon@cmcvellore.ac.in
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Pavamani
authors.forename: N R S
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Surendrababu
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Viswanathan
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Viswanathan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004431:Ear, External; D004432:Ear, Middle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome