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  2. Cauliflower ear - Wikipedia

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    Perichondral hematoma and consequently cauliflower ear are diagnosed clinically. This means that the medical provider will make the diagnosis by using elements of the history of the injury (examples: participation in contact sports, trauma to the ear, previous similar episodes) and combine this with findings on physical exam (examples: tenderness to the area, bruising, deformation of the ear ...

  3. Hemotympanum - Wikipedia

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    Hemotympanum, or hematotympanum, refers to the presence of blood in the tympanic cavity of the middle ear. Hemotympanum is often the result of basilar skull fracture. [1] Hemotympanum refers to the presence of blood in the middle ear, which is the area behind the eardrum.

  4. Basilar skull fracture - Wikipedia

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    It may result from blunt impact on the face, forehead, back of the head, or from front-to-back crushing forces. [6] Transverse fracture: This type divides the base of the skull into a front and rear half. It occurs from impact on either side of the head or from side-to-side compression.

  5. Occipital lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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    The occipital lymph nodes, one to three in number, are located on the back of the head close to the margin of the trapezius and resting on the insertion of the semispinalis capitis. Their afferent vessels drain the occipital region of the scalp , while their efferents pass to the superior deep cervical glands .

  6. Seroma - Wikipedia

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    If a serum or leak does not resolve (e.g., after a soft tissue biopsy), taking the patient back to the operating room may be necessary to place some form of closed-suction drain into the wound. In case of lumpectomy , the formation of a seroma at the lumpectomy site has been cited in medical literature as being beneficial, with claims that it ...

  7. Mastoid lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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    The mastoid lymph nodes (retroauricular lymph nodes or posterior auricular glands) are a small group of lymph nodes, usually two in number, located just beneath the ear, on the mastoid insertion of the sternocleidomastoideus muscle, beneath the posterior auricular muscle.

  8. Battle's sign - Wikipedia

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    Signs of break in the base of the skull may include bruising behind the ears or around the eyes, or blood behind the ear drum. Blood or cerebrospinal fluid can leak from the nose or ear. Battle's sign, also known as mastoid ecchymosis, is an indication of fracture of middle cranial fossa of the skull.

  9. Traumatic auricular hematoma - Wikipedia

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