Unusual presentation of a giant glomus tumor

Unusual presentation of a giant glomus tumor

Giant glomus tumors pose a challenge to the Otologist by virtue of their location and vascularity. A vast majority of them present with tinnitus, conductive hearing loss and cranial nerve palsies. We report the case of a 16-year-old male patient who presented with sudden right-sided sensorineural he...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery 2003-07, Vol.55 (3), p.196-199, Article 196
Hauptverfasser: Kameshwaran, Mohan, Natarajan, Kiran, Kumar, Anand, Thomas, George, Murali, Sathiya
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Zusammenfassung:Giant glomus tumors pose a challenge to the Otologist by virtue of their location and vascularity. A vast majority of them present with tinnitus, conductive hearing loss and cranial nerve palsies. We report the case of a 16-year-old male patient who presented with sudden right-sided sensorineural hearing loss. This is an unusual presentation of a giant glomus tumor. We present the clinical features and management of this unusual case.
ISSN:2231-3796
0019-5421
0973-7707
DOI:10.1007/BF02991954