A case of a neck lymphnode metastases of Glomus jugulare tumor

Abstract

A rare case of a glomus jugulare tumor with a neck lymphnode metastases was reported. The subject was an 11 year old girl, who, for six months had complained of pain in the left ear and hearing loss. A radical mastoidectomy and decompression operation was performed due to the sudden onset of severe facial nerve palsy and nystagmus. Granulomatous tissue was found in the left middle ear cavity, in which subsequent pathological examiniation disclosed a glomus tumor. Post-operative radiotherapy was done. After three years, lymphadenopathy appeared in the ipsilateral neck without local reccurence. Lymphadenopathy revealed metastases of the neck lymphnode. The means of spreading and metastasis of glomus tumors is discussed here.