title: Nasopharyngeal extension of glomus tympanicum: an unusual clinical and imaging manifestation.
abstract: Nasopharyngeal extension of the glomus tympanicum is rare. Only 2 cases have been reported in the literature to date. We present a reported case of a large nasopharyngeal extension of recurrent glomus tympanicum, with various kinds of imaging and histopathology and a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Prince of Songkla University Hospital, Songkla, Thailand. hirsirip@medicine.psu.ac.th
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirunpat
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Riabroi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dechsukhum
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Atchariyasathian
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tanomkiat
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D043604:Glomus Tympanicum Tumor / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed