Glomus tympanicum in infancy.
A glomus tympanicum tumor, limited to the cochlear promontory, was excised from the middle ear of a 6-month-old girl. To our knowledge, there have been no reports of temporal bone paragangliomas occurring at a younger age. Diagnosis, therapy, and the special characteristics of pediatric glomus tumors are discussed.
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Department of Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA.
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D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed