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Invasive glomus tumor of the nasal cavity
Andrew W Gaut1, Alexander P M Jay, Robert A Robinson
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, USA.
Abstract:
Glomus tumors are neoplasms that occur only rarely in the head and neck. These tumors are usually distinguished by benign growth characteristics. We present a case of a large intranasal glomus tumor which, at presentation, had eroded through the ethmoid roof to involve the floor of the anterior cranial fossa. The patient was treated with primary external-beam radiotherapy. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an invasive glomus tumor of the head and neck.
