"Glomus Tympanicum Tumor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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).
| Descriptor ID |
D043604
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.465.625.650.700.705.360 C04.557.580.625.650.700.705.360
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| Concept/Terms |
Glomus Tympanicum Tumor- Glomus Tympanicum Tumor
- Glomus Tympanicum Tumors
- Tumor, Glomus Tympanicum
- Tumors, Glomus Tympanicum
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