Glomus Tumor of the Nasal Septum : A Case Report

Ahn, Dong Bin; Sin, Chang Min; Park, Ji Hyun; Kim, Jung Soo

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2008;15(2):156-159.
Published online November 30, 2008.

Glomus Tumor of the Nasal Septum : A Case Report

Dong Bin Ahn, Chang Min Sin, Ji Hyun Park, Jung Soo Kim

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. sookim@knu.ac.kr

비중격에 발생한 사구 종양 1예

안동빈, 신창민, 박지현, 김정수

경북대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실

Abstract

Glomus tumor is a benign tumor, which is believed to represent hyperplasia or harmatomatous development of the glomus body. It is relatively rare in the head and neck region, especially in the nasal cavity. Up to now, only about twenty cases of glomus tumor in the nasal cavity have been reported. We report a case of glomus tumor originating from the anterior portion of nasal septum, which was treated by local excision.

Key Words: Glomus tumor;Nasal cavity;Nasal septum