Glomus Tympanicum
"Glomus Tympanicum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A highly vascular ovoid body of chemoreceptive tissue lying adjacent to the TYMPANIC CAVITY. It is derived from NEURAL CREST tissue and is considered part of the diffuse neuroendocrine system. It is the site of a rare neoplasm called a GLOMUS TYMPANICUM TUMOR.
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D043485
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A06.688.267 A08.675.650.915.500.600.360 A08.713.228 A08.800.950.500.600.360 A09.246.397.400 A11.671.650.915.500.600.360
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