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A glomus tumor (also known as a "solitary glomus tumor" [1]) is a rare neoplasm arising from the glomus body and mainly found under the nail, on the fingertip or in the foot. [2]: 670 They account for less than 2% of all soft tissue tumors. [3] The majority of glomus tumors are benign, but they can also show malignant features. [4]
Glomus tympanicum and Glomus jugulare, also known as jugulotympanic paraganglioma: Both commonly present as a middle ear mass resulting in tinnitus (in 80%) and hearing loss (in 60%). The cranial nerves of the jugular foramen may be compressed, resulting swallowing difficulty, or ipsilateral weakness of the upper trapezius and ...
These tumors can develop on the skin, subcutaneously, or on a blood vessel within an organ and are highly malignant. The tumors are most fatal when they rupture, causing the dog to suffer from severe loss of blood, or hypovolemia. [6] Dogs are one of three mammalian species that are known to suffer from a transmissible cancer. [7]
glomus jugulare tumor; vagus nerve injury; spinal accessory nerve palsy; hypoglossal nerve injury; Affecting neuromuscular junction. Myasthenia gravis;
Many types of skin tumors, both benign (noncancerous) and malignant (cancerous), exist in cats and dogs. Approximately 20–40% of primary skin tumors are malignant in dogs and 50–65% are malignant in cats. Not all forms of skin cancer in cats and dogs are caused by sun exposure, but it can happen occasionally. On dogs, the nose and pads of ...
Glomus jugulare tumor: A glomus jugulare tumor is a tumor of the part of the temporal bone in the skull that involves the middle and inner ear structures. This tumor can affect the ear, upper neck, base of the skull, and the surrounding blood vessels and nerves. A glomus jugulare tumor grows in the temporal bone of the skull, in an area called ...
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Meningioma, a tumor of the meninges or membranes that surround the nerves passing through the CPA; Cerebellar astrocytoma, a malignant tumor of star-shaped glial cells called astrocytes in the cerebellum; Intracranial epidermoid cyst; Lipoma; Glomus jugulare associated with the glossopharyngeal nerve; Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis [3]