Vol.97 No.5 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 97 No. 5 May 2004
A Case of Glomus Tympanic Tumor
Tomoaki Nakano, Tsunemasa Aiba, Takeshi Kubo, Koji Yamada,
Tadashi Wada, Taichi Uyama and Tomohito Fuke
(Osaka City General Hospital)
Makoto Moriguchi
(Moriguchi Otolaryngology Clinic)
We report a case of glomus tympanic tumor in an 18-year-old male who presented with right hearing loss. Otoscopic examination revealed a reddish mass in the tympanic cavity through the tympanic membrane. Angiographic findings showed that the tumor feeding arteries were the ascending pharyngeal artery and middle meningeal artery. The tumor was completely resected after embolization of the feeder vessels. No recurrence was detected as of one year after surgery.
Key words : glomus tympanic tumor, angiography, enbolization