[Hemangioma of external ear: an analysis of 8 cases].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate approaches of diagnosis and therapy to hemangioma of external ear and improve the effects of diagnosis and therapy. METHOD: Eight cases of hemangioma of external ear were analyzed retrospectively. All patients were unilateral hemangioma. 5 were performed digital subtraction angiography (DSA) before operation, of which 3 were performed embolization simultaneously. 7 were operated, 1 was not done. Racemose hemangioma was 5 and cavernous hemangioma was 2 according to pathologic diagnosis. RESULT: All patients have followed up 1 to 5 years, 5 were healed, 2 were controlled, and 1 was not treated. CONCLUSION: Surgery was effective approach to hemangioma of adults. It suggested that it was the key of controlling bleeding during operation that DSA and embolization before operation or ligating artery of blood supply during operation.