Jugular paraganglioma (previously known as glomus jugulare) is a paraganglioma of the head and neck that is confined to the jugular fossa. While it is a rare tumor, it is the most common of the jugular fossa tumors.

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.

Multiple views of a glomus jugulare, which is a paraganglioma involving the jugular bulb. These tumors can cause deficits of the facial or lower cranial nerves in addition to hearing loss and the sound of a heartbeat in the ear.

Paragangliomas arising from the carotid body or vagus nerve may present as a painless neck mass. On the other hand, because of their association with the middle ear, glomus jugulare and glomus tympanicum tumors more commonly present with pulsatile tinnitus, hearing loss, and otalgia.

Also known as: glomus jugulare paraganglioma, glomus jugulotympanicum paraganglioma, jugular foramen paraganglioma; jugulotympanic paraganglioma is preferred (Young et al.) Benign tumor of neural crest origin (Ishak et al. 2020) Can arise from three distinct locations: the jugular bulb, the tympanic branch of CN IX, or the auricular branch of ...