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Spontaneous arteriovenous malformation of the external auditory meatus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Mallappa Raghu
Affiliation:
Department of ENT and the Department of Radiology Addenbrookes NHS Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK.
Ranit De
Affiliation:
Department of ENT and the Department of Radiology Addenbrookes NHS Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK.
Nicholas Higgins
Affiliation:
Department of ENT and the Department of Radiology Addenbrookes NHS Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK.
Patrick Axon
Affiliation:
Department of ENT and the Department of Radiology Addenbrookes NHS Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK.

Abstract

Arteriovenous malformations (AVM) of the head and neck are rare. They usually occur intracranially and derive their vascular supply from the intracranial vessels. In the English literature there has not been any documented case of AVMs in and around the external auditory meatus (EAM). The authors present the first case, a spontaneous AVM deriving its vascular supply from the posterior auricular artery. The diagnostic difficulties and management strategies of spontaneous AVMs are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2004 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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