Surgical management of glomus tympanicum tumor
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En bloc surgical removal of an asymptomatic glomus tympanicum tumor.
Glomus tympanicum (GT) tumors are usually characterized by pulsatile tinnitus and hearing loss. We report on a woman 53 years of age who was diagnosed with a GT tumor within her right ear with no associated tinnitus or hearing loss on presentation. An early GT tumor without the characteristic symptoms is seldom encountered. Although several papers have dealt with GT tumor diagnosis and manageme...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0019-5421,0973-7707
DOI: 10.1007/s12070-007-0001-x