A Case of Cavernous Lymphangioma Originated in the Middle Ear Cavity / 대한이비인후과학회지

ABSTRACT

Lymphangioma is a rare benign congenital tumor involving both the head and the neck and causing obstructing symptoms in the upper airways as well as aesthetic anomalies. About 90% of the cases occur within 2 years of age, except for a few cases, which occur in adulthood. The lesions can grow rapidly with infection, truma or bleeding, resulting in disfigurement as well as severe impairment of respiraton, swallowing and speech. The middle ear lymphangioma is very extreme. There have been no previously reported cases of middle ear lymphangioma in Korea. The treatment of choice for lymphangioma located in the middle ear is surgical excision. We present and discuss this rare case with a review of the literature.