The Journal of International
Advanced Otology
Case Report

Resection of a Large Cavernous Hemangioma Following Preoperative Embolization in a Child’s Temporal Bone

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Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Department of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

J Int Adv Otol 2021; 17: 269-274
DOI: 10.5152/iao.2021.8755
Read: 922 Downloads: 411 Published: 01 May 2021

Primary intraosseous cavernous hemangiomas (PICHs) in the temporal bone are very rare. Most treated cases are in adult patients, and there are very few reports involving children. To our knowledge, no cases reported have ever actually adopted embolization in children, although several reports recommend preoperative embolization of the feeding arteries. Here, we present a case of a child with a large cavernous hemangioma developing in the temporal bone. The patient was an 11-year-old girl whose chief complaints were hearing loss, aural fullness, and otalgia. Based on imaging, a lymphoma was initially suspected, but extensive arterial bleeding occurred during biopsy under local anesthesia. Angiography was performed to evaluate the blood flow in the tumor, and revealed the middle meningeal artery as a main feeding artery to the tumor. A huge PICH at the temporal bone was successfully resected following preoperative embolization of the feeding artery.

Cite this article as: Torii Y, Hosoya M, Hasebe N, et al. Resection of a large cavernous hemangioma following preoperative embolization in a
child’s temporal bone. J Int Adv Otol. 2021;17(3):269-274.

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