title: [Jugular bulb anomaly].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To differentiate and treat correctly the jugular bulb anomalies, as well as to avoid the unnecessarily enlarged operations.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four cases of jugular bulb anunalies were reported and analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two of 4 cases were misdiognosed as jugular glomus tumors; One was considered to be jugular bulb anomaly, but was done with an enlarged operation; another one was still accompanied with benign intracranial hypertension syndrome, was inappropriately treated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The jugular bulb anomaly was often misdiagnosed, therefore the anomaly should be differentiated from the jugular glomus tumor carefully.
authors.affiliation: PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005924:Glomus Jugulare / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005925:Glomus Jugulare Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged