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ENT Tumors of Ear cb568216

All are true about Glomus jugulare tumours except:

A
Common in females
B
Causes conductive deafness
C
It is a disease of infancy
D
It invades labyrinth, petrous pyramid and mastoid
High-Yield Explanation
(c) It is a disease of infancy(Ref. Scott Brown, 8th ed., Vol 2 page 1303)Glomus is seen most commonly in middle age (40 - 50 yrs) usually in females. It presents with conductive deafness and pulsatile tinnitus.It is a benign but locally invasive tumour and can invade mastoid, labyrinth, petrous pyramid, jugular foramen, Eustachian tube and middle/posterior cranial fossa.

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