Unusual eustachian tube mass: glomus tympanicum

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2001 Mar;22(3):508-9.

Abstract

A case of recurrent glomus tympanicum presenting with epistaxis is described. CT and MR imaging revealed a homogeneously enhancing mass extending along the entire course of the eustachian tube, with a portion protruding into the nasopharynx. Glomus tumors tend to spread along the path of least resistance and may extend into the eustachian tube. The unique imaging appearance should place a glomus tumor high on the list of differential diagnoses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Epistaxis / etiology
  • Eustachian Tube / pathology*
  • Female
  • Glomus Tumor / complications
  • Glomus Tumor / diagnosis*
  • Glomus Tumor / radiotherapy
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Nervous System Neoplasms / complications
  • Nervous System Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Nervous System Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Paraganglia, Nonchromaffin*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*