Glomus tympanicum

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  • 60-year-old patient presented with left sided pulsatile tinnitus.
  • Cone beam CT showed a 3 mm nodule interposed between the hypotympanic jugular bulb and the caudal aspect of pars tensa.
  • A gloums tumour was confirmed following resection.

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  • A 70-year-old patient presented with right sided pulsatile tinnitus.
  • Otoscopy revealed a dark lesion associated with the tympanic lesion.
  • MRI showed an avidely enhancing lesion deep to the tympanic membrane extending into the hypotympanum.
  • Ga-DOTATATE PET showed high avidity in the lesion, consistent with a glomus tumour.