Glomus tumor of the middle ear (clinical case)

The article presents a clinical case of a rather rare disease such as glomus tumor of the middle ear. The tumor was localized in the tympanic cavity, which led to mixed hearing loss of grade 3. This tumor cytologically refers to benign tumors, but according to the clinical course it can be considered aggressive, which can spread to vital structures of the body (internal carotid artery, brainstem). Radiation methods of examination, such as computed tomography of the temporal bones and magnetic resonance imaging make it possible to see the localization of the soft tissue formation and its prevalence beyond the temporal bone, which allows us to plan the volume of the upcoming operation. Given this feature of the tumor, embolization of the vascular stroma of the tumor, microsurgical removal of the tumor and sometimes various types of radiation therapy are used for treatment. A classification of glomus neoplasms of the temporal bone is also presented. Thus, the diagnosis of glomus formations has some peculiarities, as practice shows, there is noise in the ears without changes in the otoscopic picture, which primarily suggests damage to the auditory nerve. Patients without additional studies can receive various methods of conservative therapy until the glomus protrudes from the tympanic cavity into the external auditory canal and causes bleeding