A Rare Presentation of Retiform Hemangioendothelioma in the External Auditory Canal
Retiform hemangioendothelioma is a rare intermediate or borderline neoplasm of the blood vessels that mostly occurs in extremities. Here we report a unique case of retiform hemangioendothelioma presented in the external auditory canal. 58-year-old male patient presented with the complaint of right e...
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| description | Retiform hemangioendothelioma is a rare intermediate or borderline neoplasm of the blood vessels that mostly occurs in extremities. Here we report a unique case of retiform hemangioendothelioma presented in the external auditory canal. 58-year-old male patient presented with the complaint of right ear swelling for 4 years. On examination, a spherical swelling in the right ear was found occluding the view of external auditory canal. The tumor was removed surgically. Intraoperatively, the mass was found attached to the outer part of the right external auditory canal near the root of helix. Histopathology of the resected tumor showed typical features of retiform hemangioendothelioma. In addition, immunohistochemical analysis revealed that tumor was positive for endothelial cell marker CD34 and occasionally positive for cell proliferative marker Ki-67. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cd5631016d7e45f68456fe1d6abe773a2025-08-20T02:19:51ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732014-01-01201410.1155/2014/715035715035A Rare Presentation of Retiform Hemangioendothelioma in the External Auditory CanalEzhil Arasan Jothi0Muthuchitra Sundaram1Jeyalakshmidevi Namasivayam2Mathivanan Jothi3Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Government Thiruvarur Medical College Hospital, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu 610004, IndiaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Government Thiruvarur Medical College Hospital, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu 610004, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Government Thiruvarur Medical College Hospital, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu 610004, IndiaDulbecco Telethon Institute and Division of Regenerative Medicine, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, ItalyRetiform hemangioendothelioma is a rare intermediate or borderline neoplasm of the blood vessels that mostly occurs in extremities. Here we report a unique case of retiform hemangioendothelioma presented in the external auditory canal. 58-year-old male patient presented with the complaint of right ear swelling for 4 years. On examination, a spherical swelling in the right ear was found occluding the view of external auditory canal. The tumor was removed surgically. Intraoperatively, the mass was found attached to the outer part of the right external auditory canal near the root of helix. Histopathology of the resected tumor showed typical features of retiform hemangioendothelioma. In addition, immunohistochemical analysis revealed that tumor was positive for endothelial cell marker CD34 and occasionally positive for cell proliferative marker Ki-67.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/715035 |
| spellingShingle | Ezhil Arasan Jothi Muthuchitra Sundaram Jeyalakshmidevi Namasivayam Mathivanan Jothi A Rare Presentation of Retiform Hemangioendothelioma in the External Auditory Canal Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | A Rare Presentation of Retiform Hemangioendothelioma in the External Auditory Canal |
| title_full | A Rare Presentation of Retiform Hemangioendothelioma in the External Auditory Canal |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Presentation of Retiform Hemangioendothelioma in the External Auditory Canal |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Presentation of Retiform Hemangioendothelioma in the External Auditory Canal |
| title_short | A Rare Presentation of Retiform Hemangioendothelioma in the External Auditory Canal |
| title_sort | rare presentation of retiform hemangioendothelioma in the external auditory canal |
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