Glomus tumour: A review of clinical presentation and treatment

Paraganglioma or glomus tumour are named according to their origin. Jugulotympanic paragangliomas (JTP) originates in the middle ear. There are several diagnostic pitfalls of this tumour. We now report a rare case of JTP in a 47 years old female. Pre-operative diagnosis of this case was chronic suppurative otitis media, Per-operatively it revealed an irregular somewhat polypoid mass. On histologic examination the mass composed of nests of round to oval cells surrounded by delicate vascular septae and the diagnosis was JTP. Because JTPs are rare tumour and have variable clinical presentation & different histologic findings they are easy to misdiagnose. However this case report may help to generate awareness and to avoid misinterpretation of JTPs. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/akmmcj.v3i2.11693 AKMMC J 2012: 3(2): 37-38

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Glomus tumour of the elbow: an unusual complication of surgery

Shoulder & Elbow ◽

10.1177/1758573216640190 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 197-198 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jessica Lunn ◽

Jeremy Stanton ◽

Anand Arya

Keyword(s):

Ultrasound Imaging ◽

Clinical Presentation ◽

Causative Factor ◽

Glomus Tumour ◽

Unusual Complication ◽

Elbow Surgery ◽

Complication Of Surgery

Glomus tumours of the elbow remain a challenge to diagnose correctly and efficiently. We present a case of a glomus tumour as a complication of elbow surgery. This has not been described previously. This case highlights the possibility of injury as a causative factor in these tumours and the difficulty in differentiating them from postoperative neuromas by clinical presentation and ultrasound imaging alone.

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Aggressive papillary middle ear tumour

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s002221510011789x ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 105 (11) ◽

pp. 950-953 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

A. W. Forrest ◽

J. J. Turner ◽

P. A. Fagan

Keyword(s):

Middle Ear ◽

Clinical Presentation ◽

Clinical Findings ◽

Glomus Tumour

AbstractA rare middle ear tumour is reported. The clinical presentation was similar to that of a glomus tumour but the pathology that of an aggressive papillary middle ear tumour. This is a recently recognized subgroup of middle ear glandular tumours. Clinical findings, imaging, pathology and treatment are presented.

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Solitary Glomus Tumour on the Nostril of a Child: Unusual Clinical Presentation

Acta Dermato Venereologica ◽

10.2340/00015555-0898 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 90 (4) ◽

pp. 415-416 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Y Ishitsuka ◽

K Ohara ◽

F Otsuka

Keyword(s):

Clinical Presentation ◽

Glomus Tumour

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Jansky-Bielschowsky syndrome, a lysosomal disease: First diagnosed cash in Oman

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100123568 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 632-633

Author(s):

Line Buhl ◽

David Muirhead

Keyword(s):

Mental Retardation ◽

Clinical Picture ◽

Neurological Disorder ◽

Clinical Presentation ◽

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis ◽

Infantile Form ◽

Lysosomal Disease ◽

Juvenile Form ◽

Progressive Encephalopathy ◽

Lysosomal Diseases

There are four lysosomal diseases of which the neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis is the rarest. The clinical presentation and their characteric abnormal ultrastructure subdivide them into four types. These are known as the Infantile form (Santavuori-Haltia), Late infantile form (Jansky-Bielschowsky), Juvenile form (Batten-Spielmeyer-Voght) and the Adult form (Kuph's).An 8 year old Omani girl presented wth myclonic jerks since the age of 4 years, with progressive encephalopathy, mental retardation, ataxia and loss of vision. An ophthalmoscopy was performed followed by rectal suction biopsies (fig. 1). A previous sibling had died of an undiagnosed neurological disorder with a similar clinical picture.

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An Overview of Dementias

Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia) ◽

10.1044/sasd21.3.75 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 75-84

Author(s):

Venkata Vijaya K. Dalai ◽

Jason E. Childress ◽

Paul E Schulz

Keyword(s):

Clinical Presentation ◽

Treatment Options ◽

Current Treatment ◽

Great Variability ◽

Health Concern ◽

Public Health Concern ◽

Life Threatening ◽

The Common ◽

Neurodegenerative Dementias ◽

Made In

Dementia is a major public health concern that afflicts an estimated 24.3 million people worldwide. Great strides are being made in order to better diagnose, prevent, and treat these disorders. Dementia is associated with multiple complications, some of which can be life-threatening, such as dysphagia. There is great variability between dementias in terms of when dysphagia and other swallowing disorders occur. In order to prepare the reader for the other articles in this publication discussing swallowing issues in depth, the authors of this article will provide a brief overview of the prevalence, risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, current treatment options, and implications for eating for the common forms of neurodegenerative dementias.

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