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Abstract - Case Report
| J Cerebrovasc Endovasc Neurosurg. 2022 24(4): 386-392 ¨Ï The Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery |
 
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| Right cerebellar stroke with a right vertebral artery occlusion following an embolization of the right glomus tympanicum tumor: Case report with literature review |
| Naim I. Kajtazi1, Muhammad Usman Manzoor2, Juman Al Ghamdi2, Hanadi Al Zahrani3, Faisal Al Suwaidan1,4, Sultan Al Qahtani2, Mohammad Bafaquh5 |
| 1Department of Neurology, National Neurosciences Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA 2Medical Imaging Administration, Neurointervention Radiology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA 3Physical Medicine, Audiology Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA 4Critical Care Department, Neuro Critical Care Unit, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA 5Department of Neurosurgery, National Neurosciences Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA |
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| A 35-year-old female presented with episodes of frequent dizziness, ear fullness, and right ear tinnitus for 12 months. Head imaging revealed a right glomus tympanicum tumor. She underwent pre-operative endovascular embolization of the glomus tympanicum tumor with surgical, cyanoacrylate-based glue. Immediately after the procedure, she developed drowsiness and severe pain in the right temporal region. Further investigations revealed a right cerebellar stroke in the posterior inferior cerebellar artery territory. She was treated with intravenous heparin, followed by one year of oral anticoagulation. With rehabilitation, she significantly recovered from her post embolization stroke. However, the tumor was resected at another institution. Ten years later, follow-up imaging indicated a gradual increase in the size of the glomus jugulare tumor compressing the nearby critical vascular structures. She subsequently received radiation therapy to treat the residual tumor. Currently, she has no neurological deficit, but her mild dizziness, right ear tinnitus, and hearing impairment persist. |
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| Key words : Glomus tympanicum tumor, Therapeutic embolization, Stroke, Vertebral artery occlusion |
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