FACIAL PALSY AFTER GLOMUS TUMOR EMBOLIZATION

Authors
HERDMAN RCD GILLESPIE JE RAMSDEN RT
Citation
Rcd. Herdman et al., FACIAL PALSY AFTER GLOMUS TUMOR EMBOLIZATION, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 107(10), 1993, pp. 963-966
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Journal of Laryngology and Otology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222151
Volume
107
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
963 - 966
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(1993)107:10<963:FPAGTE>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A case is presented of a patient undergoing pre-operative embolization of a glomus tumour who developed a facial palsy one hour after emboli zation. At the time of surgery it was found to be due to the embolizat ion material (polyvinyl alcohol foam) blocking the stylomastoid artery . The blood supply of glomus tumours and the variations in the blood s upply of the facial nerve are discussed.