head and neck

Question 1

most common paraganglioma in the head and neck

Answer 1

carotid body tumor

Question 2

if you identify a cartoid body tumor. next step?

Answer 2

look for the second paraganglioma

Question 3

what artery do you embolize to treat a carotid body tumor?

Answer 3

ascending pharyngeal artery

Question 4

location of glomus vagale?

Answer 4

2 cm below the jugular foramen in the carotid space

Question 5

what do you call a paraganglioma that spans from the middle ear to the jugular foramen?

Answer 5

glomus jugulo-tympanicum

Question 6

glomus tympanicum arises from what CN?

Answer 6

CNIX - Jacobson’s nerve

Question 7

Jacobson’s nerve glomus tumor

Answer 7

glomus tympanicum. Jacobson’s nerve is CN IX

Question 8

Answer 8

Question 9

Answer 9

acquired cholesteatoma in the epitympanum

Question 10

origin of epidermoid cyst

Answer 10

arise from ectodermal inclusions during neural tube closure during embryogenesis

Question 11

epidermoid cysts are generally _____________to CSF

Answer 11

isointense