Professional paper

Glomus tumor of the lingual base: a case report

Marisa Klančnik ; KBC Split, Klinika za bolesti uha, grla i nosa s kirurgijom glave i vrata
Draško Cikojević ; KBC Split, Klinika za bolesti uha, grla i nosa s kirurgijom glave i vrata
Ivo Glunčić ; KBC Split, Klinika za bolesti uha, grla i nosa s kirurgijom glave i vrata
Zaviša Čolović ; KBC Split, Klinika za bolesti uha, grla i nosa s kirurgijom glave i vrataom
Valdi Pešutić Pisac ; KBC Split, Zavod za patologiju i sudsku medicinu
Nikola Kolja Poljak ; KBC Split, Klinika za bolesti uha, grla i nosa s kirurgijom glave i vrata

Abstract

Glomus tumors generally are benign neuroendocrine tumors originating from extra-adrenal paraganglia of the autonomic nervous system. Although very rare, the problems associated with timely diagnosis and treatment of glomus tumors make them rather intriguing and demanding. A case is presented of a 24-yearold man with glomus tumor of the lingual base. The tumor was verified by radiological methods
(computerized tomography and angiography) and treated exclusively by surgical approach. To our knowledge, a single case of oropharyngeal paraganglioma has been reported in literature.

Keywords

glomus tumor; lingual base; oropharynx

Hrčak ID:

96076

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/96076

Publication date:

28.12.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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