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Glomus jugulare tumors may be bilateral or more commonly associated with a glomus tumor in another location. These tumors can also have a familial distribution which appears to be autosomal dominant. In this paper, two brothers are presented with bilateral glomus jugulare tumors. Such occurence appears to be a unique familial manifestation.
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Tali, E.T., Sener, R.N., Ibis, E. et al. Familial bilateral glomus jugulare tumors. Neuroradiology 33, 171–172 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588261
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588261