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Glomus Tympanicum Tumor
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Definition
: A rare PARAGANGLIOMA involving the GLOMUS TYMPANICUM, a collection of chemoreceptor tissue adjacent to the TYMPANIC CAVITY. It can cause TINNITUS and conductive hearing loss (HEARING LOSS, CONDUCTIVE).
coord IM with EAR NEOPLASMS (IM)
Other names
Tumors, Glomus Tympanicum; Tumor, Glomus Tympanicum; Glomus Tympanicum Tumors