Glomangioma of the External Ear: A Case Report

Rahul D Gulati; Alexander E Graf; Joshua Salama; Jianying Zeng; Lee J Kaplowitz

doi:10.1002/lary.31184

Glomangioma of the External Ear: A Case Report

Laryngoscope. 2024 Jun;134(6):2771-2773. doi: 10.1002/lary.31184. Epub 2023 Dec 2.

Authors

Rahul D Gulati¹, Alexander E Graf¹, Joshua Salama², Jianying Zeng³, Lee J Kaplowitz⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
² College of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
³ Department of Pathology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
⁴ Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Maimonides Health, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.

PMID: 38041578
DOI: 10.1002/lary.31184

Abstract

Glomangiomas of the external ear are exceptionally rare. These tumors are a type of glomus tumor, which are soft tissue neoplasms of mesenchymal origin that result from undifferentiated smooth muscle. In this report, we describe a case of an ear lobule glomangioma that was treated with surgical excision. Laryngoscope, 134:2771-2773, 2024.

Keywords: auricle; external ear; glomangioma; glomus tumor; glomuvenous malformation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Ear Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Ear Neoplasms* / pathology
Ear Neoplasms* / surgery
Ear, External* / pathology
Ear, External* / surgery
Female
Glomus Tumor* / diagnosis
Glomus Tumor* / pathology
Glomus Tumor* / surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged