GLOMUS JUGULARE

Course overview

GLOMUS JUGULARE IS A SLOW-GROWING PARAGANGLIOMA OF THE HEAD AND NECK THAT ARISES WITHIN THE JUGULAR FORAMEN AND LOCALIZED TO THE JUGULAR FOSSA. PARAGANGLIOMAS ARE BENIGN AND ARE ORIGINATED FROM NEURAL CREST DERIVATIVES, KNOWN AS THE PARAGANGLIA. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF GLOMUS JUGULARE, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.