Nonneoplastic vascular lesions in the middle ear may be arterial or venous. For the former, ectopic location of the internal carotid artery is the most common; a high jugular bulb is the most common venous abnormality. Both may be clinically misdiagnosed without radiographic studies and, in the event, lead to disaster.
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