Capillary haemangioma involving the middle and external ear: radiotherapy as a treatment method.
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.
Pavamani
S P
SP
Department of Radiation Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. simon@cmcvellore.ac.in
Surendrababu
N R S
NR
Ram
T S
TS
Thomas
M
M
Viswanathan
P N
PN
Viswanathan
F R
FR
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