Open AccessUnusual presentation of a giant glomus tumor
Author(s) -
Mohan Kameshwaran,
Kiran Natarajan,
Anand Kumar,
George I. Thomas,
Sathiya Murali
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02991954
Subject(s) - medicine , glomus tumor , vascularity , presentation (obstetrics) , tinnitus , otorhinolaryngology , conductive hearing loss , hearing loss , sensorineural hearing loss , glomus , audiology , surgery , pathology , inoculation
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.