True about Glomus- jugulare tumour -
a) Most common in male
b) Arises from non- chromaffin cells
c) Lymph node metastasis seen
d) Multicentric
e) Fluctuating tinnitus and conductive type of hearing loss seen: (A) acde, (B) abc, (C) bde, (D) bcde
Answer is C. Glomus tumor is more common in females.
Glomus tumor is also referred to as chemodectomy or nonchromaffin paraganglion.
Glomus tumor is a benign tumor, therefore lymph node metastats is not present.
Multicentric tumors are found in 3-10% of sporadic cases and in 25-50% of familial cases.
Fluctuating (Pulsatile) tinnitus and conductive hearing loss are the earliest symptoms of glomus tumor.