Tumor glómico yugular

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Tumor glómico yugular

Definición:

Es una pequeña inflamación con aspecto de balón en el área del oído medio.

Nombres alternativos:

Tumor del nervio de Jacobson; Tumor del hueso temporal

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Un tumor glómico yugular crece en los huesos del cráneo donde están localizados los nervios, específicamente en parte de la vena yugular (una gran vena en el cuello) o a lo largo de cierto nervio a un lado del cráneo (hueso temporal).

Ambas áreas contienen cuerpos glómicos, que son fibras nerviosas que normalmente responden a cambio en la temperatura o la presión arterial. Una persona con tumor glómico yugular puede tener una sensación de pulsación fuerte en el oído.

Estos tumores generalmente ocurren al final de la vida, alrededor de los 60 a 70 años y su causa es desconocida. No existen factores de riesgo conocidos.

Referencias:

Goetz, CG. Textbook of Clinical Neurology . 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2003: 1038.

Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 4th ed. St Louis, Mo; Mosby; 2005:3721-3724.

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