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A Clinical Note

M. STUART STRONG, M.D., F.R.C.S.

AMA Arch Otolaryngol. 1954;60(2):145-148.

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THERE have been a sufficient number of reports in the literature on vascular tumors of the middle ear, many of which arise from the glomus jugulare,¹ that every otolaryngologist should be aware of their varied symptomatology and clinical appearances. Only by recognizing these lesions in an early stage can one effect a cure before the disease has had a chance to involve neighboring structures.

As the number of reports grows and many clinicians pool their experiences, a definite clinical pattern is appearing. The otolaryngologist is indebted to Brown² for his very succinct summary of the various symptoms and signs. While in the past most cases have been recognized in a late stage of the disease, when the hearing had been irrevocably destroyed or the facial nerve paralyzed, it should now be possible to anticipate these catastrophes by early recognition of the tumors.

Undoubtedly, Rosenwasser* has had the widest . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
BOSTON

Footnotes
Instructor in Otolaryngology at Boston University School of Medicine and Associate Visiting Surgeon in Otolaryngology at the Massachusetts Memorial Hospital.

References 3 and 4.

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