Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia of the head and neck.
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چکیده
We described a patient with a pulsatile retroauricular mass that was caused by pathologically proved angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia. Angiography and contrast-enhanced CT were performed before surgical excision. Although rare, this entity should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hypervascular masses of the superficial head and neck.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 16 4 Suppl شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995