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JOSE Aq. AQUINO, M.D.

AMA Arch Otolaryngol. 1957;65(3):263-268.

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Although glomus jugulare tumor is not very common, it is still sufficiently prevalent not to be considered among those that are rarely encountered. As additional attention is given to this disease, more cases will be uncovered. This is evidenced by the marked increase in the number of cases reported ever since the first report made by Rosenwasser, in 1945,¹ including the very early cases as shown by the presence of an intact drum, reported by Davol¹⁰ and Strong.¹²

Definition

Glomus jugulare tumor includes any tumor that affects the glomus bodies which may be found in the following locations:

1. Adventitia of the dome of the jugular bulb

2. Along the course of the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve

3. Along the course of, never over, the cochlear promontory

4. Along the course of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve (Arnold's nerve) as far distal as . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Newark, N. J.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Aug. 10, 1956.

Read at the New Jersey Academy of Medicine (Section of Otorhino-Laryngology), Dec. 12, 1955.

Resident, Head and Neck Service, Martland Medical Center and Newark Eye and Ear Infirmary.

Awarded Third Prize, Harrison S. Martland Award, sponsored by the Essex County Pathological and Anatomical Society.

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