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Beware bleeding from the ear

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. G. John ,
M. J. Porter ,
C. A. Van Hasselt  and
M. Med
D. G. John
Affiliation:
Otol, Hong Kong
M. J. Porter
Affiliation:
Otol, Hong Kong
C. A. Van Hasselt*
Affiliation:
Otol, Hong Kong
M. Med
Affiliation:
Otol, Hong Kong
*
Dr. C.A. van Hasselt, Senior Lecturer in Surgery and Chief, Division of ENT Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Abstract

We present the case of a 55-year-old man who presented with intermittent, profuse bleeding from the ear five years following radiotherapy for a nasopharyngeal carcinoma. He had developed osteoradionecrosis of the temporal bone, and the bleeding was shown to originate from an aneurysm of the internal carotid artery within his temporal bone. This has not previously been reported as a complication of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer.

Keywords

Nasopharyngeal neoplasmsOsteoradionecrosisAneurysm
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 2 , February 1993 , pp. 137 - 139
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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