[Vascular anomalies presenting as middle ear mass].

We study several cases of patients who presented clinical symptoms indicating the presence of a middle ear mass (tinnitus, hearing loss, otorrhea, otorrhagia...). We had to rule out the presence of an expanding tumour (either in the form of a cholesteatoma or a glomus tumor) and the existence of vascular anomalies of the middle ear (enlarged jugular bulb or jugular megabulb deformity). Due to the possibility of a different treatment in each particular case (radiotherapy, radical surgery, jugular vein ligation or even no treatment at all), the relative value of various imaging techniques and/or a possible surgical approach before arriving to a conclusive diagnosis, is discussed.