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Glomus Jugulare MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Glomus Jugulare
Tree Number(s)
A08.675.650.915.500.600.350
A08.800.950.500.600.350
A11.671.650.915.500.600.350
Unique ID
D005924
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005924
Annotation
a nonchromaffin paraganglion
Scope Note
A nonchromaffin paraganglion located in the wall of the jugular bulb. The most common tumors of the middle ear arise from this tissue. (Lockard, Desk Reference for Neuroscience, 1992, p114)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under PARAGANGLIA, NONCHROMAFFIN 1975-90
Online Note
search PARAGANGLIA, NONCHROMAFFIN 1966-74
History Note
91(75); was see under PARAGANGLIA, NONCHROMAFFIN 1975-90
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2008/07/08
Glomus Jugulare Preferred
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