Enrique Perez ,Carmen Gomez-Fernandez ,Christine Mei,Christine Dinh,Harold Essenfeld ,Jacques Morcos ,Rita Bhatia ,Simon Angeli ,Stefania Goncalves,
Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Temporal Bone
American Journal of Surgical Case Reports
2020
2674-5046
http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.AJSCR.2020.01.01
https://www.sciencerepository.org/cavernous-hemangiomas-of-the-temporal-bone_AJSCR-2020-1-101 
Abstract: Objective: We report two cases of cavernous hemangioma of the temporal bone and review the relevant
literature.
Design: Retrospective report of two cases and review of the English literature concerning cavernous
hemangiomas of the ear via PubMed.
Results: A 46-year-old male was found to have a large external auditory canal vascular mass. Excision of
mass with endaural approach was taken and diagnosis was confirmed with histopathology. Also, a 35-yearold female was found to have an internal auditory canal vascular mass. Retrosigmoid craniotomy was
performed for resection and diagnosis was confirmed with histopathology. Less than 120 case reports of
cavernous hemangiomas of the ear were identified and analyzed.
Conclusion: Cavernous hemangiomas of the ear are rare vascular tumors of the head and neck that can
cause symptoms requiring histopathological diagnosis and surgical treatment.
Keywords: Cavernous hemangioma, temporal bone, vascular tumor, external ear, middle ear