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Javier Gavilán, MD; Manuel Nistal, MD; César Gavilán, MD; Miguel Calvo, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990;116(8):965-967.

Abstract
• Intratemporal vascular tumors are more frequent than has previously been noted. Despite their small size, hemangiomas of the temporal bone are extremely aggressive and produce severe neural deficits. The term ossifying hemangioma is used to denote an intratemporal vascular tumor characterized by new bone formation, which is responsible for the typical honeycomb appearance of these tumors on high-resolution computed tomographic scans. Early resection offers the best chance for good facial recovery in patients with vascular tumors of the temporal bone involving the facial nerve. Our case report supports this observation and emphasizes the importance of incorporating these tumors in the differential diagnosis of patients with persistent facial paralysis.

(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990;116:965-967)

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Otorhinolaryngology (Drs J. Gavilán and C. Gavilán) and Pathology (Dr Nistal), La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University of Madrid, and the Department of Pathology, Ramón y Cajal Hospital (Dr Calvo), Madrid, Spain.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication February 8, 1990.

Reprint requests to Servicio de ORL, Hospital La Paz, P° Castellana 261, 28046 Madrid, Spain (Dr J. Gavilán).

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