Capillary haemangioma of external and middle ear
Voon Hoong FONG 1, I FADZILAH 2, H ISKANDAR 2, ANA MAJID 2, BS GOH 1
1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and 2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ABSTRACT
Haemangiomas are relatively common in the head and neck region, but cases in the temporal bone are rare. Temporal bone haemangiomas tend to arise from the geniculate ganglion, internal auditory canal and the beginning of chorda tympani due their vascularity. Haemangiomas originating from the external canal and middle ear are exceedingly rare. Due to the very limited data, the true natural history of this peculiar entity remains unknown. Here we report a case of capillary haemangioma involving the external and middle ear and discuss the diagnosis, investigative work up and treatment of the disease.
Keywords: Capillary haemangioma, middle ear, external ear, vascular tumour
Correspondence author: Voon-Hoong Fong. Depart of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaakob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. E mail: daihoong@yahoo.com
Brunei Int Med J. 2013; 9 (6): 401-404