“Glomus tympanicum”: Three cases – Three approaches

Authors

  • Joana Filipe Interna do Internato Complementar do Serviço de ORL II do Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte (CHLN) - Hospital Pulido Valente (HPV), Lisboa, Portugal
  • Carlos Nabuco Médico do Serviço de ORL II do CHLN - Hospital Pulido Valente, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Teresa Matos Interno do Internato Complementar do Serviço de ORL II do CHLN - Hospital Pulido Valente, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Tiago Costa Interno do Internato Complementar do Serviço de ORL II do CHLN - Hospital Pulido Valente, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Carla Branco Assistente Hospitalar do Serviço de ORL II do CHLN - Hospital Pulido Valente, Lisboa, Portugal
  • João Subtil Assistente Hospitalar do Serviço de ORL II do CHLN - Hospital Pulido Valente, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Luis Tomás Assistente Hospitalar Graduado do Serviço de ORL II do CHLN - Hospital Pulido Valente, Lisboa, Portugal
  • António Marques Pereira Director do Serviço de ORL II do CHLN - Hospital Pulido Valente, Lisboa, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.151

Keywords:

Glomus tympanicum, glomus jugulare, paraganglioma, treatment, embolization

Abstract

Glomus jugulo-tympanicum, also referred to as paraganglioma jugulo-tympanicum, is considered the most common primary benign tumor of the middle ear.

Clinical survaillance, radiation therapy and surgical resection, with or without previous embolization, are considered valid therapeutical options, therefore, every case should be individualized.

The authors present a literature review of this pathology, reporting three glomus jugulo-tympanicum cases with different clinical evolutions and distinct therapeutic managements, highlighting the factors that influenced the treatment decision.

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How to Cite

Filipe, J., Nabuco, C., Matos, T., Costa, T., Branco, C., Subtil, J., Tomás, L., & Pereira, A. M. (2011). “Glomus tympanicum”: Three cases – Three approaches. Portuguese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 49(1), 37–42. https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.151

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 1 (2011): Março

Section

Review