glomus jugulare tumor

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glo·mus ju·gu·la·re tu·mor

a glomus tumor arising from the jugular glomus and usually presenting initially in the hypotympanum.

che·mo·dec·to·ma

(kē'mō-dek-tō'mă)

A relatively rare, usually benign neoplasm originating in the chemoreceptor tissue of the carotid body, glomus jugulare, and aortic bodies.
Compare: paraganglioma
Synonym(s): glomus jugulare tumor.

[chemo- + G. dektēs, receiver, fr. dechomai, to receive, + -oma, tumor]

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Caring for patients with glomus jugulare tumors presents unique challenges from both neurosurgical and nursing perspectives.

Presenting symptoms of glomus jugulare tumors depend upon the precise location and extent of the lesion and commonly include hearing loss, pulsatile tinnitus, and dizziness, as well as various combinations of lower cranial nerve (CN) palsies, specifically of IX, X, XI, and XII.

Successful resection of glomus jugulare tumors requires an extensive battery of preoperative testing because of the complicated anatomy of the skull base.

Glomus jugulare tumor presentation and management: a case study

With a 15-mm vestibular schwannoma in a right ear with no useful hearing and a Fisch type D glomus jugulare tumor in a left ear with some hearing, our priority was to manage the disease in both ears while preserving the hearing on the left.

1) Glomus jugulare tumors arise from glomus bodies or paraganglionic tissue in the adventitia of the jugular bulb, usually in relation to the auricular branches of the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves.

Simultaneous contralateral vestibular schwannoma and glomus jugulare tumor: a case report

11) Like glomus jugulare tumors, meningiomas grow around the individual nerves.

Jugular fossa meningioma: presentation and treatment options

Superselective embolization of glomus jugulare tumors.

Temporary balloon occlusion and ethanol injection for preoperative embolization of carotid-body tumor. (Original Article)