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Middle Ear Paraganglioma

MedGen UID:
233190
•Concept ID:
C1334761
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Non-Chromaffin Middle Ear Paraganglioma; Non-Chromaffin Paraganglioma of Middle Ear; Non-Chromaffin Paraganglioma of the Middle Ear; Paraganglioma of Middle Ear; Paraganglioma of the Middle Ear

Definition

A jugulotympanic paraganglioma arising from paraganglia in the middle ear. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMiddle Ear Paraganglioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Multidisciplinary management of carotid body tumors: a single-institution case series of 22 patients.
Ramos A, Carnevale JA, Majeed K, Kocharian G, Hussain I, Goldberg JL, Schwarz J, Kutler DI, Knopman J, Stieg P
J Neurosurg 2023 Jan 1;138(1):95-103. Epub 2022 May 6 doi: 10.3171/2022.3.JNS22136. PMID: 35523262
Contemporary Management of Jugular Paragangliomas With Neural Preservation.
Manzoor NF, Yancey KL, Aulino JM, Sherry AD, Khattab MH, Cmelak A, Morrel WG, Haynes DS, Bennett ML, O'Malley MR, Netterville J, Wanna G, Rivas A
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021 Feb;164(2):391-398. Epub 2020 Jul 14 doi: 10.1177/0194599820938660. PMID: 32660391
Lesions involving the jugular foramen: clinical characteristics and surgical management.
Li W, Dai C
Acta Otolaryngol 2015 Jun;135(6):565-71. Epub 2015 Feb 26 doi: 10.3109/00016489.2014.1003094. PMID: 25719346

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Endoscopic Management of Early Stage Middle Ear Paragangliomas - An Australian Case Series.
Quick ME, Acharya A, Friedland P, Kong JHK, Saxby AJ, Patel NP, Kadhim L
Otol Neurotol 2021 Dec 1;42(10):e1677-e1682. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003234. PMID: 34121083
Simultaneous Contralateral Vestibular Schwannoma and Middle Ear Paraganglioma Tumor.
Covelli E, Trasimeni G, Filippi C, Fabiani V, Monini S, Volpini L, Barbara M
J Int Adv Otol 2017 Dec;13(3):426-429. doi: 10.5152/iao.2017.4362. PMID: 29360096
Endoscopic Management of Middle Ear Paragangliomas: A Case Series.
Killeen DE, Wick CC, Hunter JB, Rivas A, Wanna GB, Nogueira JF, Kutz JW Jr, Isaacson B
Otol Neurotol 2017 Mar;38(3):408-415. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000001320. PMID: 28192382

Diagnosis

Middle-ear paraganglioma masquerading as traumatic facial nerve palsy.
Yamamoto E, Ohmura M, Isono M, Hirono Y, Mizukami C
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 1991;53(3):177-9. doi: 10.1159/000276213. PMID: 1852415
Pathologic quiz case 1. Tympanic glomus (middle ear paraganglioma).
Jafek BW, Wong ML
Arch Otolaryngol 1979 Oct;105(10):626-8. PMID: 226044

Clinical prediction guides

Simultaneous Contralateral Vestibular Schwannoma and Middle Ear Paraganglioma Tumor.
Covelli E, Trasimeni G, Filippi C, Fabiani V, Monini S, Volpini L, Barbara M
J Int Adv Otol 2017 Dec;13(3):426-429. doi: 10.5152/iao.2017.4362. PMID: 29360096

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