A jugular foramen is one of the two (left and right) large foramina (openings) in the base of the skull, located behind the carotid canal. It is formed...
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Paraganglioma (redirect from Glomus jugulare tumours)
Micrograph of a carotid body tumor Glomus jugulare tumor Ectopic functional paraganglioma (glomus jugulare) in a patient with VHL. T2 weighted MRI at...
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nerves. A glomus jugulare tumor grows in the temporal bone of the skull, in an area called the jugular foramen. The jugular foramen is also where the...
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tumors involving the hypoglossal nerve and canal include large glomus jugulare neoplasms. Malignant tumors revolving around the hypoglossal canal can...
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cavum tympani absent; lacrimal foramen present; recessus scalae tympani and fenestra perilymphatica absent; foramen jugulare posterius with at least a medial...
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Jugular tubercle (redirect from Tuberculum jugulare)
part of the occipital bone, just medial to the jugular foramen: 568 on either side of the foramen magnum. It overlies (i.e. is situated superior to: 568 )...
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ganglion of the peripheral nervous system. It is located within the jugular foramen, where the vagus nerve exits the skull. It is smaller than and proximal...
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posterior part of the ear canal. This nerve may be involved by the glomus jugulare tumour. Laryngeal cancer can present with pain behind the ear and in the...
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