Neurologic Manifestations of Jumors of the Glomus Jugulare

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Abstract
The tissue comprising the glomus jugulare lies in the adventitia of the dome of the jugular bulb, as well as within the temporal bone. Because of its position, tumors arising in the glomus jugulare may produce neurologic symptoms and signs. Since progressive deafness and aural discharge are the commonest symptoms associated with tumors of this structure, otologists have been primarily concerned with such lesions. Although neurologic abnormalities other than deafness frequently occur in patients with this lesion, and, in fact, neurologic manifestations may be the presenting ones, little attention has been directed in the neurologic literature to this aspect of the problem. Some authors have commented on the involvement of homolateral cranial nerves adjacent to the eighth: yet no large series of cases has been reported from this viewpoint in so far as could be determined. The present study is concerned with 33 patients who had tumors of the glomus

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