A glomus jugulare tumor is a tumor within the skull cavity. The area of the skull affected by this type of tumor is called the jugular foramen. The jugular foramen is on the temporal bone.

Glomus jugulare tumors are rare lesions accounting for approximately 0.6% of head and neck tumors (Greenberg, 2001) and arise from paraganglion cells in the area of the jugular bulb, typically ...

The tumor to which the authors are actually referring is the jugulotympanic paraganglioma, which has been mistakenly referred to as a “glomus jugulare tumor” in the past. This neoplasm ...

SHARP bleeding from an ear as a consequence of fracture of the petrous portion of the temporal bone, of neoplasm of the glomus jugulare eroding through and presenting into the external auditory ...

Paragangliomas may also be known by these names: Carotid body tumors Pheochromocytomas Glomus jugulare Extra-adrenal paragangliomas Experts recommend all people with paragangliomas get genetic testing ...

Figure 1. Axial imaging of glomus jugulare and treatment planning. A. T1W MRI with contrast. B. 68 Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT. C. MRI-PET fusion. D. Gamma knife radiation dose distribution. Image created ...

Glomus jugulare tumors are rare, normally benign, paragangliomas located in and around the jugular foramen at the base of the skull. They may cause significant lower cranial nerve deficits due to ...