Pavamani S P, Surendrababu N R S, Ram T S, Thomas M, Viswanathan P N, Viswanathan F R
Department of Radiation Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Australas Radiol. 2007 Aug;51(4):394-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2007.01733.x.
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.
