A Case Report of Glomus Tympanicum Complicated With Facial Nerve Palsy

• Published in: Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology Vol. 34; no. 125; pp. 327 - 331
• Main Authors: Dimakis, Christodoulos, Beka, Despoina, Papageorgiou, Eustratios, Tsetsos, Nikolaos, Poutoglidis, Alexandros, Gortsali, Athanasia, Nomikos, Alexandros, Karatzias, Georgios
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 01.11.2022

IntroductionGenerally, glomus tumors are considered tumors of the autonomic system arising from chromaffin cells of the parasympathetic paraganglia of the skull base and neck. Glomus tympanicum is the most common primary tumor of the middle ear cavity and it arises from the paraganglia of the middle...