title: Glomangioma of the middle ear.
abstract: A 62-year-old female was admitted to our clinic in October 1999 with a 6-year history of hearing loss, tinnitus and otorrhea in the right ear. Physical examination showed a polypoid mass arising from the right middle ear and extending into the external auditory canal. Serohemorrhagic otorrhea was also observed. Serious hemorrhage occurred while taking a biopsy. The histopathologic diagnosis was a glomangioma. MRI demonstrated a hypervascular mass (10 x 15 mm(2)) completely filling the right middle ear. Preoperative embolization of the ascending pharyngeal artery was carried out. The tumor was completely resected via a transmastoid approach. No complications were observed postoperatively. At the most recent follow-up examination, 72 months after the operation, no sign of disease was present. The modified radical mastoidectomy approach used in this case proved to be a safe and efficacious method for removing the glomangioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uyar
authors.forename: Cagatay Han
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Ulku
authors.forename: Hilal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koral
authors.forename: Mustafa Cihat
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Avunduk
authors.forename: Sait Selcuk
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Atici
mesh_terms: D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology