A pulsating mass in the pre-auricular region
A 75-year-old lady presented with right preauricular swelling, which gradually increased in size during the past 13 years. However, in the last 2 years, she noticed the presence of pulsation. The swelling was painless and there was no history of bleeding or abscess formation. On examination, t...
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| author | Irfan Mohamad Mohamad Azizul Fitri Khalid Ahmad Helmy Abdul Karim |
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| description | A 75-year-old lady presented with right preauricular
swelling, which gradually increased
in size during the past 13 years. However, in
the last 2 years, she noticed the presence of
pulsation. The swelling was painless and there
was no history of bleeding or abscess formation.
On examination, the swelling was observed in
the right pre-auricular region measuring about
5x6x2 cm with well-defined margin (Figure
1). It was a pulsatile swelling with bluish
discolouration of skin. There was no tenderness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-69806f2ea0d3436cb062d3048e20c4052022-12-22T00:36:20ZengAcademy of Family Physicians of MalaysiaMalaysian Family Physician1985-22742014-04-01913536A pulsating mass in the pre-auricular regionIrfan Mohamad 0Mohamad Azizul Fitri Khalid1Ahmad Helmy Abdul Karim2 School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health CampusA 75-year-old lady presented with right preauricular swelling, which gradually increased in size during the past 13 years. However, in the last 2 years, she noticed the presence of pulsation. The swelling was painless and there was no history of bleeding or abscess formation. On examination, the swelling was observed in the right pre-auricular region measuring about 5x6x2 cm with well-defined margin (Figure 1). It was a pulsatile swelling with bluish discolouration of skin. There was no tenderness.http://e-mfp.org/pdf/2014v9n1/a-pulsating-mass-in-the-pre-auricular-region.pdfpulsatile masshaemangioma |
| spellingShingle | Irfan Mohamad Mohamad Azizul Fitri Khalid Ahmad Helmy Abdul Karim A pulsating mass in the pre-auricular region Malaysian Family Physician pulsatile mass haemangioma |
| title | A pulsating mass in the pre-auricular region |
| title_full | A pulsating mass in the pre-auricular region |
| title_fullStr | A pulsating mass in the pre-auricular region |
| title_full_unstemmed | A pulsating mass in the pre-auricular region |
| title_short | A pulsating mass in the pre-auricular region |
| title_sort | pulsating mass in the pre auricular region |
| topic | pulsatile mass haemangioma |
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