A reddish pulsatile mass beyond tympanic membrane: think before act
M. Casale, L. Sabatino, F. Greco, A. Moffa, P. Vella, C.C. Quattrocchi, F. Salvinelli Unit of Otolaryngology, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy. l.sabatino@unicampus.it
We report a case of a 76-year-old man that referred to our hospital because of progressive mixed right hearing loss, aural fullness and pulsatile tinnitus synchronized with heart beats. Otoscopic examination revealed a reddish pulsatile mass beyond tympanic membrane. CT and MRI scans showed a class C glomus tumor. Anamnesis and a complete physical examination, with careful differential diagnosis, should be obtained to rule out highly vascularized middle ear lesion before any invasive procedure.
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M. Casale, L. Sabatino, F. Greco, A. Moffa, P. Vella, C.C. Quattrocchi, F. Salvinelli
A reddish pulsatile mass beyond tympanic membrane: think before act
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Year: 2016
Vol. 20 - N. 23
Pages: 4837-4839