A Norepinephrine-secreting Glomus Jugulare Tumor Presenting as a Pheochromocytoma
Authors: WILLIAM W. DUKE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Case Studies1 June 1964A Norepinephrine-secreting Glomus Jugulare Tumor Presenting as a PheochromocytomaWILLIAM W. DUKE, M.D., BURIS R. BOSHELL, M.D., PETER SOTERES, B.S., JAMES H. CARR JR., B.S.WILLIAM W. DUKE, M.D., BURIS R. BOSHELL, M.D., PETER SOTERES, B.S., JAMES H. CARR JR., B.S.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-6-1040 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe glomus jugulare, a highly vascular collection of nests of epithelioid cells, is located in or near the adventitia of the bulb of the jugular vein, immediately below the bony floor of the middle ear. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Birmingham, AlabamaFrom the Medical Service of the Veterans Administration Hospital and the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Medical College of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama.This investigation was supported in part by grant A-3069 RI NIAM, grant AM-06744, and Clinical Research Center grant 2M01 FR-3203, all from the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service, Bethesda, Maryland.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Buris R. Boshell, M.D., Chief, Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, 700 S. 19th Street, Birmingham 3, Alabama. 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MORAN, M.D.Mediastinal PheochromocytomaCurrent Experience in the Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma 1 June 1964Volume 60, Issue 6Page: 1040-1047KeywordsHospital medicineJugular veinMedical servicesNervesNorepinephrinePharmacologyPheochromocytomaPrevention, policy, and public healthResearch grantsSurgery Issue Published: 1 June 1964 PDF DownloadLoading ...