Document Detail


Sonographic findings in glomus tympanicum tumor.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11981934     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A glomus tympanicum tumor that is associated with a visible retrotympanic mass is the most frequent cause of pulsatile tinnitus. The preoperative diagnostic approach to this lesion includes a meticulous physical examination as well as high-resolution CT, magnetic resonance angiography, and digital angiography, which can also be used for preoperative embolization. We report the use of color transcranial Doppler sonography in the evaluation of glomus tympanicum tumor in a 67-year-old woman with a 3-year history of left tinnitus. An otoscopic examination revealed a reddish pulsatile mass behind an intact tympanic membrane. No lesions were visualized on gray-scale sonography. Contrast-enhanced color transcranial Doppler sonography showed a vascular ovoid mass that measured 2 x 1 x 1 cm; spectral analysis of the lesion revealed arterial flow with a low resistance index. Color transcranial Doppler sonography helped define the dimensions and vascular characteristics of the lesion.
Authors:
Alessandro De Candia; Giuseppe Como; Paolo Passon; Ernesto Pedace; Massimo Bazzocchi
Related Documents :
12037214 - Color processing in macaque striate cortex: electrophysiological properties.
14620884 - Three-dimensional power doppler imaging in depicting vascularity in hepatocellular carc...
11883534 - The added value of transvaginal sonohysterography over transvaginal sonography alone in...
8077074 - Assessment of tricuspid regurgitation by doppler color flow imaging: angiographic corre...
18069044 - Preventing facial recognition when rendering mr images of the head in three dimensions.
18418594 - Fdg avidity and pet/ct patterns in primary gastric lymphoma.
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU     Volume:  30     ISSN:  0091-2751     ISO Abbreviation:  J Clin Ultrasound     Publication Date:  2002 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-05-23     Completed Date:  2002-10-30     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401663     Medline TA:  J Clin Ultrasound     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  236-40     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Affiliation:
Institute of Radiology, University of Udine, Piazzale Santa Maria della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Ear Neoplasms / complications,  diagnosis,  ultrasonography*
Female
Glomus Tumor / complications,  diagnosis,  ultrasonography*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Paraganglia, Nonchromaffin / ultrasonography*
Tinnitus / etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color*
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial*

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Sonographically guided removal of a double J ureteral stent in an infant.
Next Document:  Sonographic evaluation of a uterine angiolipoleiomyoma.