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A primary glomus tumour of the facial nerve canal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

M. N. H. Waldron ,
L. M. Flood  and
K. Clifford
M. N. H. Waldron
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Riding Infirmary, Middlesbrough, UK
L. M. Flood
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Riding Infirmary, Middlesbrough, UK
K. Clifford
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, South Cleveland Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK
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Abstract

Glomus tumours can present in several sites in the head and neck. A red mass in the middle ear, visible on otoscopy generally indicates a glomus tympanicum or glomus jugulare. We present photographic and radiologic evidence of such a lesion arising from the course of the intra-tympanic facial nerve, the Fallopian canal, and review the differential diagnoses.

Keywords

Facial NerveGlomus TumourMiddle
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 2 , February 2002 , pp. 156 - 158
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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