Figure 1From: Vascular tumors of the external auditory canal: three case reports and a review of the literatureCase 1: a Right otoscopic view. A soft mass (arrow) totally fills the external auricular canals hiding the entire tympanic membrane. b Operative findings. By transcanal and post auricular approaches, the skin with the tumor was fully removed from the external auditory canal leaving part of the anterior wall. c 2 × 2 cm split thickness skin graft excised from the right thigh was epidermizationed into the right extra auricular canal from its entrance to the outside of the eardrum ring. d The otoscopic finding 8 months after the operation. No recurrence of the vascular lesion was seen in the external auricular canal or tympanic membrane.Back to article page