Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
Paraganglioma - glomus jugulare
Symptoms
Symptoms may include:
- Difficulty swallowing (
dysphagia ) - Dizziness
- Hearing problems or loss
- Hearing pulsations in the ear
- Hoarseness
- Pain
- Weakness or loss of movement in the face (facial nerve palsy)
Signs and tests
Glomus jugulare tumors are diagnosed by physical examination and various scans, including:
Cerebral angiography CT scan MRI scan
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Glomus jugulare tumor Treatment
Review Date: 02/01/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and Seth Schwartz MD, MPH, Otolaryngologist,
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed
by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
