Metastatic Thy roid Carcinoma of Jugular Foramen Simulating Glomus Jugulare Tumor: A Case Report

Lee, Eun Ja; Yang, Dong Hun; Jung, Chul Ku; Kang, Si Won

doi:10.3348/jkrs.1999.41.6.1097

J Korean Radiol Soc. 1999 Dec;41(6):1097-1100. Korean.
Published online Mar 14, 2016.
https://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1999.41.6.1097

Case Report

Metastatic Thy roid Carcinoma of Jugular Foramen Simulating Glomus Jugulare Tumor: A Case Report

Eun Ja Lee, Dong Hun Yang, Chul Ku Jung and Si Won Kang

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- Department of Radiology, Taejon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Taejon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea.

Abstract

We report a case of hyper vascular metastatic thyroid carcinoma of the jugular fora-men simulating a glomus jugulare tumor. Computed tomography(CT) revealed areas of irregular lytic bony destruction of the left jugular foramen, as well as characteristic in vasion routes of a glomus jugulare tumor. Magnetic resonance(MR) imaging and angiography demonstrated a hypervascular mass similar to a glomus tumor.

Keywords

Skull, base; Skull, secondary neoplasms; Skull, CT; Skull, MR