Jugulotympanic paraganglioma presenting as eac mass, a case report

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Nitika Chawla., Saral Ahuja., Meenu Gilotra., Kulwant Singh and Swaran Kaur

Glomus jugulare tumour is type of extra adrenal chemodectoma or paraganglioma. Glomus jugulare tumors are rare and locally aggressive. Tumors may progress to cause lower cranial nerve palsies and involve the major vascular structures in skull base. We report a case of a 60 years old female who presented with impaired hearing and middle ear soft tissue mass. Appropriate use of imaging and histopathological examination of mass of ear led to early diagnosis.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2018.11836.2063
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