Altered clinical course of glomus tympanicum — a case report

Subashini, P.; Mohanty, Sanjeev

doi:10.1007/s12070-008-0011-3

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“…The glomus jugulare is a collection of paraganglionic cells derived from the neural crest [ 3 ]. Glomus jugulare consists of one or more bodies lying in the adventitia of the dome of the jugular bulb [ 4 ].…”

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Tumors Presenting as Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies

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Cranial nerve palsy could be one of the presenting features of underlying benign or malignant tumors of the head and neck. The tumor can involve the cranial nerves by local compression, direct infiltration or by paraneoplastic process. Cranial nerve involvement depends on the anatomical course of the cranial nerve and the site of the tumor. Patients may present with single or multiple cranial nerve palsies. Multiple cranial nerve involvement could be sequential or discrete, unilateral or bilateral, painless or painful. The presentation could be acute, subacute or recurrent. Anatomic localization is the first step in the evaluation of these patients. The lesion could be in the brain stem, meninges, base of skull, extracranial or systemic disease itself. We present 3 cases of underlying neoplasms presenting as cranial nerve palsies: a case of glomus tumor presenting as cochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus and hypoglossal nerve palsies, clivus tumor presenting as abducens nerve palsy, and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting as oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal and abducens nerve palsies due to paraneoplastic involvement. History and physical examination, imaging, autoantibodies and biopsy if feasible are useful for the diagnosis. Management outcomes depend on the treatment of the underlying tumor.

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“…Malignant transformation and metastatic spread are rare. Most glomus tumors arise sporadically, but there are case reports of familial glomus tumors, with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance and variable penetrance [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ].…”

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“…Since the tumors growth is very slow, the symptoms appear late and subsequently diagnosis also gets delayed. 4 Comparing to glomus jugularae (which arises near jugular vein), glomus tympanicum is more common. 5 Since the glomus tympanicum is in close proximity to the facial nerve, facial palsy can be a presenting complaint.…”

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Glomus tympanicum type III- with delayed postoperative facial palsy: our experience

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Janarthanan

Babu

2019

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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<p class="abstract">Glomus tympanicum is a very rare, benign, locally invasive and slow growing vascular tumor of the middle ear. It is a second most common tumor of the temporal bone and most common benign neoplasm of the middle ear. It originates from the glomus bodies, found over promontory. In this case report, we discuss about a 47 years old female, diagnosed with type III glomus tympanicum, and operated through a transmastoid approach for tumor resection. The patient had a delayed onset of LMN facial palsy post operatively, which recovered completely after conservative management.</p>

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“…Performing a wide antromastoidectomy with posterior tympanotomy enables the best exposure and control of the tumor. This type of surgical approach helps in the assessment of the paraganglioma's spreading towards the attic, the oval window destruction, it is necessary to separate the elements of the ossicular chain with simultaneous or deferred reconstruction [4,24,25,26]. In connection with the above, tumor approach by performing antromastoidectomy with posterior tympanotomy gives the possibility of radical tumor resection, facial nerve control and reconstruction of the ossicular chain.…”

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“…The most frequently reported complaints are tinnitus and hearing loss. In the otoscopic examination, redness, relief, and in some cases also pulsating of the tympanic membrane are observed [2,3,4]. A detailed ENT examination of the patient together with the assessment of imaging examinations play an important role in the diagnostic process of this type of cancer.…”

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Glomus tympanicum – clinical characteristics and surgical management

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Objective: The aim was to determine the clinical characteristics and analysis of surgical treatment of patients with glomus tympanicum hospitalized in the Department of Otolaryngology of Warsaw Medical University. Material and methods: Between 2000 and 2015, 27 patients were hospitalized. Age ranged 28–79 years old. The study analyzed data from the clinical examination and the type of surgical technique. Results: The most common symptoms were tinnitus and hearing loss. Resection of the tumor was performed by anterior tympanotomy in 3 (11,1 %), CWU mastoidectomy in 21 (77,8%), CWD mastoidectomy in 1 (3,7%), lateral petrosectomy in 2 patients (7,4%). Conclusion: Glomus tympanicum were more common in women than in men. The most common symptoms were unilateral tinnitus and hearing loss. The most of the paraganglioma were operated in the second stage. Glomus tympanicum were usually resected via CWU mastoidectomy.

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Altered clinical course of glomus tympanicum — a case report

Cited by 5 publications

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Tumors Presenting as Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies

Tumors Presenting as Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies

Glomus tympanicum type III- with delayed postoperative facial palsy: our experience

Glomus tympanicum – clinical characteristics and surgical management

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