title: Invasive glomus tumor of the nasal cavity.
abstract: Glomus tumors are neoplasms that occur only rarely in the head and neck. These tumors are usually distinguished by benign growth characteristics. We present a case of a large intranasal glomus tumor which, at presentation, had eroded through the ethmoid roof to involve the floor of the anterior cranial fossa. The patient was treated with primary external-beam radiotherapy. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an invasive glomus tumor of the head and neck.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Gaut
authors.forename: Alexander P M
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Jay
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Julian P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: Scott M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness