Sasaki J, Katoh N, Ishida M, Yoshida H, Mori S, Satoh M, Madarame T, Nakamura R
Gan No Rinsho. 1984 Feb;30(2):162-6.
A 34-year-old female who had received left hemi-thyroidectomy because of carcinoma of the thyroid complained of progressive deafness 5 years postoperatively. A red pulsating tumor was found in her mid-ear; it was removed incompletely. The tumor was diagnosed as a glomus jugulare tumor. The patient died at age 47 due to tumor progression. Autopsy revealed a temporal bone tumor with brain invasion; histological examination confirmed it to be a metastasis from the thyroid carcinoma. Clinical and histological details of this rare case are reported and the relevant literature is reviewed.
